Newly published documents, reported by Army Radio and analyzed by the Amit Institute, reveal that Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah endorsed Yahya Sinwar's 2022 plan for a multi-front attack, calling it 'realistic and achievable.' The documents also show that on the morning of October 7, Sinwar sent a letter apologizing for surprising Hezbollah and pleading for immediate rocket barrages and a ground invasion. Hezbollah ultimately joined the fighting only a day later, with limited support.
Sunday's newly published documents — first reported by Army Radio at 07:25 Jerusalem and now analyzed by the Amit Institute for Counter-Terrorism and Intelligence — add a critical layer to the timeline: Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah endorsed Yahya Sinwar's multi-front attack plan as early as May 2022, calling it 'realistic and achievable' and promising to raise it with Iran's Supreme Leader. The materials also include the dramatic letter Sinwar sent at 06:29 on October 7, apologizing for surprising Hezbollah and pleading for immediate rocket barrages and a ground invasion — a plea that went largely unanswered until a day later, when Hezbollah joined with only symbolic support.
This update follows a sequence of revelations The Zioneer has tracked all day. At 07:25 Jerusalem, Army Radio first reported obtaining documents detailing Hamas-Hezbollah coordination before October 7, including Hezbollah's intelligence assistance during Operation Guardian of the Walls and Sinwar's optimism about Iranian and Hezbollah readiness. By 07:44 Jerusalem, The Zioneer had published its own analysis raising questions about Mossad's apparent failure to intercept cross-border Hamas communications. A subsequent 09:37 Jerusalem bulletin specified that Hamas — including Ismail Haniyeh — sent explicit letters urging Hezbollah to join the attack, and that Nasrallah ultimately held back. The 09:38 Jerusalem report added that Sinwar initially proposed the operation in 2022 targeting Passover 2023, but Nasrallah expressed reservations. The current documents now show Nasrallah's earlier endorsement, complicating that picture.
As The Zioneer has reported throughout Sunday, the documents constitute the earliest evidence that the October 7 attack was not originally planned for that date, and that Sinwar had been developing the concept for over a year. The Amit Institute is expected to publish the full document set in the coming days.
What remains open: it is not yet publicly known whether Iran's Supreme Leader approved Nasrallah's 2022 pitch, nor what ultimately caused Hezbollah's delayed and limited response on October 7 despite Sinwar's desperate plea and the prior endorsement.
5 developments
- DevelopingReport: Sinwar proposed October 7-style attack in 2022, targeted Passover 2023, Nasrallah skeptical
- StrongSyrian President al-Shara says would sit with Hezbollah 'at same table' if it serves Syria and Lebanon
- StrongHezbollah chief demands Israel withdraw from Lebanon by timetable
- StrongHezbollah leader Qassem vows victory 'on the path of Hussein'
Source and signal
- Internal intake