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Louisville's Jewish Community Commemorates Oct. 7, 2023 Attack in Israel with Kites of Hope
The memo, authored by Yahya Sinwar, instructed Hamas to target civilians and spread terror, contradicting claims the assault focused mainly on military targets.
- On Oct. 7, 2023, Israel uncovered a handwritten memo attributed to Yahya Sinwar, Hamas leader, that detailed instructions for the planned assault that day.
- The document dates back to August 2022, when a six-page document was prepared and later recovered after Muhammed Sinwar's May 2025 assassination, with The New York Times obtaining it.
- Interceptions of battlefield communications reveal Hamas commanders ordered staged arson burning entire neighbourhoods and instructed militants to film killings as a psychological weapon on Oct. 7.
- The Oct. 7, 2023 assault left 1,195 people killed, including 736 Israeli civilians, 79 foreign nationals and 379 security forces, sparking a retaliatory war that ended with a U.S.-brokered ceasefire earlier this month.
- This past week communities marked the attacks with the Okanagan Jewish Community Centre exhibit and Louisville's Kites of Hope event, while Roei Shalev's suicide highlights long-term trauma.
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Israeli man who saw his girlfriend killed by Hamas sets himself on fire, dies
At least 378 people, including 344 civilians were killed on October 7, 2023, when Hamas-led Palestinian militants crossed from Gaza into Israel and attacked the Nova open-air music festival and nearby communities. This unprecedented attack prompted Israel to wage its ongoing war against Hamas in Gaza.
Okanagan Jewish community remembers 2023 Hamas terror attacks (Kelowna)
The Okanagan Jewish Community Centre (OJC) hosted a memorial exhibit this weekend to mark two years since the October 7, 2023 Hamas terror attacks in Israel. The program brought together local residents, community members, and elected officials for an emotional look back at what happened and what it...
'Look in the mirror and see what we have become': Oct. 7 survivor Ziv Stahl reflects on the war in Gaza
Ziv Stahl, the executive director of Yesh Din, survived Hamas' attack on October 7, 2023. Ahead of the hostage-prisoner release between Israel and Hamas, Stahl spoke to MSNBC's David Noriega about how she believes Israel can "change for the better" two years into the war in Gaza.
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