Yahya Sinwar believed ‘Israel’ might use nuclear bomb on Gaza in response to Oct. 7: report

A document allegedly handwritten by Yahya Sinwar, the late Hamas leader and mastermind of the October 7 operation, reveals that he expected ‘Israel’ might respond with a nuclear strike on Gaza but proceeded with the attack anyway.

The memo, dated August 24, 2022, was revealed this week by the “Meir Amit Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center” as part of ongoing releases of captured Hamas materials obtained by the ‘Israeli’ military during its invasion of Gaza.

The six-page document, allegedly found on an air-gapped computer in an underground complex linked to Sinwar’s brother Muhammad in Gaza, outlines detailed operational plans for the assault.

‘Israeli’ officials believe it was authored by Sinwar himself. It was first revealed through Hebrew media outlets including Channel 12.

According to excerpts, Sinwar predicted ‘Israel’ would be caught off guard.

“The enemy will be surprised by the attack and enter into chaos,” before responding forcefully.

He added that ‘Israel’ will “not hesitate to use all means and weapons at its disposal. It is possible that it will even use a nuclear bomb.”

Despite this assessment, Sinwar framed the operation as a high-stakes “campaign of life or death” intended to destabilize ‘Israeli’ society, seize control of areas, and spark broader regional upheaval.

Sinwar, killed while fighting the ‘Israeli’ military in close combat in October 2024, had long been a central figure in Hamas’s military wing.

Earlier captured documents from 2021–2022 show his strategic thinking, including using Al-Aqsa and Jerusalem as rallying symbols capable of triggering wider conflict—what he described in prior writings as a “nuclear trigger” for the region.