Here Are Hamas Documents That Instruct to Kill, take Hostage Civilians, Take Over Towns Villages, Schools, Youth Centers
Here Are Hamas Documents That Instruct to Kill, take Hostage Civilians, Take Over Towns Villages, Schools, Youth Centers
Document Headed ‘Plan For Abduction Of Hostages’ Found In Vehicle In Re’im: Capture As Many People As Possible, Use Them As Human Shields, Kills All Problematic Hostages
Pamela Geller - MEMRI | Special Dispatch - OCT 26, 2023
Hamas Documents Captured By Israel And Released By IDF Spokesman’s Office Instruct Operatives To Kill And Take Hostage As Many Israeli Civilians As Possible, As Well As Soldiers, Take Over Kibbutzim And Communities Near Gaza Border, Search Schools And Youth Center
October 26, 2023
MEMRI | Special Dispatch No. 10908
On October 7, 2023, Hamas launched a brutal surprise attack on localities and military bases in Israel, in which over 1,300 people, including women, children, infants and elders, were killed and nearly 200 people were taken hostage, including 30 children and infants, some under a year old. After the Israeli military recaptured the area, field manuals and other documents belonging to the terrorists were found in multiple locations, which detailed Hamas’ operational instructions to the attackers, including routes, procedures and targets. One of the manuals deals specifically with the capture and handling of hostages, reflecting the importance of this issue for Hamas. The operatives are instructed to kill and capture as many people as possible, both civilians and soldiers. Two other manuals contain operational instructions for the attacks on Kibbutz Sa’ad and Kibbutz Mefalsim. One of them specifically instructs the operatives to search elementary schools and a youth center, which indicates an intention to target children.
The manuals show that the attack was carefully planned and designed to sow as much death and destruction as possible in the targeted sites, without distinguishing between civilians and soldiers or taking any consideration of the victims’ gender or age.
Other documents found in the sites of attack contain technical information on IDF weapons, forces, ranks and insignia, vehicles and sea vessels, and surveillance mechanisms, and manuals for the use of munitions available to the terrorists, such as anti-tank weapons.
The following are translations of several Arabic documents that were captured and published by the IDF Spokesperson’s Unit: A document on the capture of hostages; the operation plan for the attack on Kibbutz Mefalsim; the operation plan for the attack on Kibbutz Sa’ad, and several additional documents containing technical information.
The Appendix presents pictures of all the documents.
Document Headed ‘Plan For Abduction Of Hostages’ Found In Vehicle In Re’im: Capture As Many People As Possible, Use Them As Human Shields, Kills All Problematic Hostages
Found in a vehicle in Re’im – where the terrorists attacked a music festival, massacred over 200 people and took dozens of hostages – the following document contains detailed instructions for capturing and handling hostages. The attackers are instructed to take hostages in multiple locations, bind and blindfold them, concentrate them in one or two places, subdue them using intimidation, threats and violence, and kill any hostage who poses a threat or causes a commotion. The document also advises the attackers to use the hostages as human shields as they start fires, plant explosives and lay ambushes, and to start killing the hostages in case of an attack.
The document also contains information on IDF gear (types of tanks and armored vehicles, surveillance mechanisms) and IDF forces, insignia and ranks.
Hostage abduction plan
Stage One:
Take hostages from multiple sites, each team in its area of operation, to be determined in advance [and indicated] on the maps.
Time to start taking hostages: when each team has completed purging its area of operation.
Stage Two:
Concentrate all hostages in one or two places (to be determined in the field).
Time to start rounding up the hostages: immediately after completion of the previous stage, after purging the attack sites.
Detention and control of hostages in the gathering place and the surrounding area:
Kill anyone who may become a threat or cause distraction or a commotion.
Induce shock by means of gunfire, stun grenades, threats, electric shocks, violence, and intimidation. In worst case scenario, kill hostage.
Bind prisoners individually or in groups; strictly enforce blindfolding.
Seal entrances and exits from the detention site and surrounding areas.
Booby trap vehicles.
Booby trap armored [devices].
[Set up] snipers.
Lay ambushes in the surrounding area.
Carry out all activities speedily.
Division of tasks (taking hostages, speaking with hostages, searches, ambushes, reserves [sic], publicity, logistics, emergency/first aid).
Use techniques to calm the hostages.
Safety:
Search the hostages.
Take their ID cards and [record] personal details.
Keep hostages away from any means to fight or commit suicide.
Bind and blindfold the hostages.
Kill problematic hostages and those who pose a threat.
Secure movement of people beyond covering windows and doors.
Fortify [positions] and constantly improve fortifications.
Gather some of the hostages along the perimeter of the area and use them as human shields [lit. “cannon fodder”], making them clearly visible.
Supplies:
Gather as much food and drink as possible.
Organize food, drink, provisions, lights and first aid.
Do not use your own supplies to feed the hostages except in an emergency.
Camouflage and concealment:
Do not disclose the number of kidnappers and their weapons.
Do not allow contact with the outside world.
Conceal the place of captivity.
Conceal the guard procedures and shifts.
Start fires in multiple places.
Cover windows and doors.
Do not disclose the number of wounded and dead [from among the kidnappers].
Display strength and do not exhibit weakness or fear.
Communication:
As much as possible, use secure communication methods.
Use local communication networks.
Refrain from wireless communication in open areas.
Use landlines to form a private communication network [among the fighters], as far as possible.
Use radio to inform the leadership of general developments.
Secure the filmed live broadcast and the audio communication between the group and the field command.
Publicity:
Live broadcast.
Send images directly using the local communication networks and the fighters’ networks.
Do not waste battery and camera storage and utilize them as much as possible [for the purpose of the mission].
Negotiation:
Political negotiations [will be led by] the movement leadership and the apparatus [i.e., the Izz Al-Din Al-Qassam Brigades].
Do not engage in negotiations in the field, if possible.
Communication with the enemy is the task of the senior representative in the field, who must maintain contact with his superiors throughout the event.
In the event of communication failure, we will consider and consult [how to proceed] in light of the goal we seek to achieve.
Emergencies:
[Handling] the wounded: Designate a site for the treatment of the wounded.
[Handling] the fallen: Designate a site for their burial, mark the place of burial, and we will retrieve them when it is possible to withdraw safely.
[If] attacked by the enemy, lay ambushes and begin to kill the hostages.
Dealing with gas: Leave the site and move to an open area, threaten to kill the hostages and kill several hostages to stop the use of gas.
Hostage revolt: Use gunfire, stun grenades, death threats, violence and intimidation to induce cooperation. Kill hostages in worst case scenario.
Kibbutz Mefalsim – Plan Of Attack: Capture Civilians And Soldiers
Headed “Operation Order B14 – Northern Brigade” and dated October 2022, the document below outlines the plan for the attack on Kibbutz Mefalsim. It presents the composition of the attacking force (25 fighters riding on motorcycles); phone numbers of field and headquarters commanders; and information about the kibbutz, including the security forces guarding it (their location, number and arrival times) and various security measures in place. The attackers are instructed to capture soldiers and civilians. The document is designated “top secret” and is stamped with the logo of Hamas’ military wing, the ‘Izz Al-Din Al-Qassam Brigades.
Top Secret –
Mission: Kibbutz Mefalsim
Operation Order B14 (see appendix 1)
Copy 1 out of 1
Mission 2
Battalion 2
Dossier No. 2
June 15, 2023
Operation Plan Kibbutz Mefalsim – Stage A (silent)
References:
Maps and aerial photos of the target area
Videos of the target area