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The article assesses that the similarity between the Oct. 7 attack and earlier Hamas plans from 2008 suggests the earlier scheme was a precursor

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“הדמיון למתקפת 7 באוקטובר כנראה אינו מקרי • כמעט שני עשורים לפני הטבח, עז א-דין אל-ביכ כבר עסק במתווים לפריצת הגבול וביצוע פיגועי חדירה”

Machine translation: The similarity to the October 7 attack is probably not coincidental • Almost two decades before the massacre, Az ad‑Din al‑Bikh was already working on border‑breach plans and infiltration attacks

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