Conflict & Security
Document Attributed to Sinwar Reveals He Considered Israeli Nuclear Response Scenario
July 15, 2026 at 05:24 AM
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A 2022 intelligence document attributed to former Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar has surfaced, showing he anticipated an extreme Israeli response to the October 7 attack but proceeded.
- The Israeli army discovered a 2022 document attributed to Sinwar that discussed a scenario of an Israeli nuclear strike on Gaza.
- The document indicated Hamas leadership calculated a response using all available weapons and counted on creating chaos and opening additional fronts.
- Media director Ibrahim Al-Madhoon denied the document's authenticity, saying a nuclear strike would also harm Israel and that Sinwar had planned a deterrence operation followed by a prisoner swap.