NEWSRAEL: These "reports" begin with "Tel Aviv is burning" which shows that, as usual, much of what is written here is exaggerated, if not plain fabrications. Even so, they show a part of what the people of Gaza were feeling as the events unfolded.
"7:40 Everyone was eliminated in Nahal Oz, moving on to the next target" - This is a direct transcription of the main Hamas Telegram channel of the first 3 hours from the beininng of the horrific terror wave on 10/7
This is how the first three hours of the October 7 attack were described in Hamas's eyes on an official channel of the organization. The Telegram channel of the Al-Qassam Brigades - Rafah Brigade (كتابع القاسم_لواء رفح) documented the course of Operation "Al-Aqsa Flood", the October 7 attack of 2023, as depicted by official Hamas sources.
The October 7, 2023 attack began at 06:28 Israeli time with heavy rocket barrages on IDF bases and Israeli communities. Following the barrages, a coordinated ground invasion by approximately 6,000 armed operatives under the command of Hamas's Al-Qassam Brigades began. The operatives penetrated Israeli territory through several points along the border fence with the Gaza Strip, using a variety of means including drones, gliders, and breaching crossings in the fence.