October 7 blueprint: Seized Hamas memos outline path to Israel’s destruction

March 14, 2025 — YnetNews.com reports: “Captured Hamas military wing documents uncovered by the IDF in Gaza reveal the terror group’s preparations for a large-scale war with Israel, particularly an attack similar to the October 7 massacre referred to by Hamas as the ‘Al-Aqsa Flood.’ The documents outline Hamas’s vision for the ‘destruction of Israel’ and its operational plans to achieve this goal.

A report by Israel’s Meir Amit Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center details Hamas’s post-2021 strategy to turn its vision into an actionable plan, noting a shift in its approach to Israel’s destruction in the near term. ‘This change is evident in public statements by Hamas leaders, though they may have been dismissed in Israel as empty boasts,’ the report read.

Hamas’ 1988 charter explicitly calls for Israel’s destruction and the establishment of an Islamic state over all of Mandated Palestine. In 2017, Hamas published a revised policy document with softened rhetoric but maintained its long-term objective…”  (Israel will never be destroyed.  God has declared His love for Israel from its very beginning: And as for thy nativity, in the day thou wast born thy navel was not cut, neither wast thou washed in water to supple thee; thou wast not salted at all, nor swaddled at all.  None eye pitied thee, to do any of these unto thee, to have compassion upon thee; but thou wast cast out in the open field, to the lothing of thy person, in the day that thou wast born.  And when I passed by thee, and saw thee polluted in thine own blood, I said unto thee when thou wast in thy blood, Live; yea, I said unto thee when thou wast in thy blood, Live… Then washed I thee with water; yea, I throughly washed away thy blood from thee, and I anointed thee with oil – Ezekiel 16:4 – 6; 9.  Deuteronomy 7:6-8 states: For thou art an holy people unto the Lord thy God: the Lord thy God hath chosen thee to be a special people unto himself, above all people that are upon the face of the earth.  The Lord did not set his love upon you, nor choose you, because ye were more in number than any people; for ye were the fewest of all people:  But because the Lord loved you, and because he would keep the oath which he had sworn unto your fathers, hath the Lord brought you out with a mighty hand, and redeemed you out of the house of bondmen, from the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt.  Despite the rantings and ravings of the world: …let us cut them off from being a nation, that the name of Israel may be no more in remembrance – Psalm 83:4, God has promised: …I will give them [Israel] an everlasting name, that shall not be cut off – Isaiah 56:5.)

Hamas calls for global siege on US, Israeli embassies, Iran reveals

March 20, 2025 — The Jerusalem Post reports: “Hamas has called for ‘mass demonstrations and a global siege on Israeli and American embassies around the globe,’ according to Iran’s state media Press TV. The report on March 18 said this was ‘in response to the Israeli regime’s resuming its US-backed war of genocide against the Palestinian territory.’

Hamas has faced renewed Israeli airstrikes in the last two days. It has not been able to carry out much of a response so far and doesn’t appear to have much of a rocket arsenal left.

This could explain its lack of response, or it could mean that it is concerned about provoking further Israeli action. Hamas likely finds it easier to encourage attacks on Israel and the US abroad, as it can then deny responsibility for them.

Since October 7, Hamas has sought to create a worldwide campaign against Israel, while Hamas backers have mobilized on campuses in the West and ripped down posters of hostages and attacked Jews. Iranian-backed proxies have also carried out attacks in the region…”  (Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing?  The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the Lord, and against his anointed, saying, Let us break their bands asunder, and cast away their cords from us.  He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh: the Lord shall have them in derision.  Then shall he speak unto them in his wrath, and vex them in his sore displeasure.  Yet have I set my king upon my holy hill of Zion.  I will declare the decree: the Lord hath said unto me, Thou art my Son; this day have I begotten thee.  Ask of me, and I shall give thee the heathen for thine inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth for thy possession.  Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron; thou shalt dash them in pieces like a potter’s vessel.  Be wise now therefore, O ye kings: be instructed, ye judges of the earth.  Serve the Lord with fear, and rejoice with trembling.  Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, and ye perish from the way, when his wrath is kindled but a little. Blessed are all they that put their trust in him. – Psalm 2:1-12.  See the next report.)

Hamas’ Mashaal rejects Trump’s Gaza plan, vows to pursue ‘jihad and resistance’

March 17, 2025 — Israel National News reports: “Khaled Mashaal, head of the Hamas terrorist organization abroad, recently rejected US President Donald Trump’s Gaza relocation plan, while stating that it is the ‘path of jihad and resistance’ that will take back people’s homeland, restore honor, and liberate the prisoners.

Mashaal stressed that Palestinian Arab rights ‘will be drawn up on the battlefield, not determined in foreign capital cities.’ He rejected the notion that Palestinian Arabs would find an ‘alternative’ homeland, have a political regime imposed upon them, or surrender their weapons.

Mashaal’s comments were made at an event for released Hamas prisoners in Egypt. A video of the comments was uploaded to Hamas’ Telegram channel on March 10, 2025 and was translated by the Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI)…”

Israel resumes Gaza strikes, says Hamas collapsed truce by refusing to free hostages

March 18, 2025 — The Times of Israel reports: “The ceasefire between Israel and Hamas collapsed early Tuesday morning after roughly two months, as the Israel Defense Forces launched dozens of strikes throughout Gaza under orders from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who cited the terror group’s ‘repeated refusal’ to release Israeli hostages.

At least 404 Palestinians were killed, including children, according to unverified figures from the Hamas-run health ministry, which doesn’t differentiate between civilians and combatants. It said another 562 were wounded.

Netanyahu’s office said the decision to resume strikes shortly after midnight ‘followed Hamas’s repeated refusal to release our hostages, as well as its rejection of all of the proposals it has received from US special envoy to the Mideast Envoy Steve Witkoff and from the mediators.’

Hamas has insisted on sticking to the original terms of the deal, which was supposed to enter its second phase at the beginning of the month. That phase envisioned Israel fully withdrawing from Gaza and agreeing to permanently end the war in exchange for the release of the remaining living hostages. While Israel signed on to the deal, Netanyahu has long insisted that Israel will not end the war until Hamas’s governing and military capabilities have been destroyed…”  (Israel seems to be the only nation that is told to temper their response to brutal attacks.  Before the smoke cleared and the cries of the dying faded out on October 7, 2023, they were told not to overreact.  In the book of Psalms, there are several imprecatory psalms where the author calls down calamity, destruction, and God’s anger and judgment on his enemies.  One of these is Psalms 69:

Save me, O God; for the waters are come in unto my soul.  I sink in deep mire, where there is no standing: I am come into deep waters, where the floods overflow me.  I am weary of my crying: my throat is dried: mine eyes fail while I wait for my God.  They that hate me without a cause are more than the hairs of mine head: they that would destroy me, being mine enemies wrongfully, are mighty: then I restored that which I took not away…

Deliver me out of the mire, and let me not sink: let me be delivered from them that hate me, and out of the deep waters.  Let not the waterflood overflow me, neither let the deep swallow me up, and let not the pit shut her mouth upon me.  Hear me, O Lord; for thy lovingkindness is good: turn unto me according to the multitude of thy tender mercies.  And hide not thy face from thy servant; for I am in trouble: hear me speedily.  Draw nigh unto my soul, and redeem it: deliver me because of mine enemies…

Let their table become a snare before them: and that which should have been for their welfare, let it become a trap.  Let their eyes be darkened, that they see not; and make their loins continually to shake.  Pour out thine indignation upon them, and let thy wrathful anger take hold of them.  Let their habitation be desolate; and let none dwell in their tents.

Add iniquity unto their iniquity: and let them not come into thy righteousness.  Let them be blotted out of the book of the living, and not be written with the righteous… Psalm 69:1-4; 14-18; 22-25; 27-28.  See the next two reports.)

Defense Minister threatens: ‘Hamas will witness IDF’s strength as never before’

March 6, 2025 — Israel National News reports: “Defense Minister Israel Katz delivered a powerful speech on Thursday morning at the State memorial ceremony on Mount Herzl, honoring Israel’s fallen soldiers whose burial places remain unknown. The solemn event took place in the presence of President Isaac Herzog and bereaved families, highlighting the nation’s unwavering commitment to its fallen heroes.

Katz opened his address by reflecting on the recent return of the body of IDF soldier Oron Shaul. ‘After a decade during which Oron was defined as an IDF soldier whose burial place was unknown, his family and the entire State of Israel have received this crucial and deeply emotional closure. The determination of the IDF and ISA forces, who successfully rescued Oron’s body from Hamas captivity, reaffirms Israel’s moral obligation to do everything possible to bring home all fallen soldiers, whether they fell in battle or during their service.’…

He issued a stern warning regarding the possibility of renewed conflict. ‘If we are forced to return to fighting, Hamas will witness the might of the IDF as never before. We are preparing for this, and we are ready. One thing remains indisputable: this war will conclude with two decisive outcomes—the release of all our hostages and the ultimate defeat of Hamas.’…”

Netanyahu: Hamas rejected all proposals, talks will now be ‘under fire’

March 19, 2025 — YnetNews.com reports: “Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday that negotiations with Hamas will now take place only under fire, following the resumption of intense Israeli military operations in Gaza.

In a pre-recorded statement, Netanyahu said Israel returned to combat after Hamas refused all ceasefire and hostage release proposals.

‘For weeks, we worked toward one goal—to exhaust every effort to bring our hostages home,’ Netanyahu said. ‘We extended the ceasefire for weeks, sent delegations, made proposals with mediators and accepted the U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff’s offer. Hamas, in contrast, rejected every proposal time and again.’

Netanyahu claimed Hamas never intended to uphold the next phase of the agreement, which would have included a full Israeli withdrawal from Gaza and an end to the war. Hamas officials countered that Israel failed to fulfill its commitments, which they claim led to a breakdown in talks…”