Handwritten notes found on the bodies of Hamas terrorists encouraged jihadists to dispose of the heads, hearts and hearts of their Israeli victims, the Israeli military said.
Israel Defense Forces spokesman Brig. General Daniel Hagari was shown the gruesome dispatch by an aide for the first time during a interview with CBS News.
“You must sharpen the edge of your sword and you must sanctify your intentions before God. Know that the enemy is a disease for which there is no cure, except to cut off the head and tear out the heart and the heart. Attack them!” the note was read in Arabic, according to the Jerusalem Post.
The order came from the leadership of Hamas, which declared a religious imperative to kill Jews and drew inspiration from historical Islamic leaders who massacred men, sold women and children into slavery, and looted cities.
Hagari responded to the note by stressing the need to defeat the terrorist group.
An aide handed Daniel Hagari, Israel’s chief military spokesman, a piece of paper he claimed was taken from the dead body of a Hamas militant.CBS “Know that the enemy is a disease for which there is no cure, except to cut off the head and throw out the heart and soul,” the note reportedly said.CBS The written note the hand was found on the dead terrorist.X / @idfonline
“The massacre on October 7 is something I have never seen in my entire life,” he told CBS News. “This is war. We have to fight. There is only one goal: Defeat Hamas. Kill the terrorist leaders and bring our people home.”
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Asked what his message was to the person who wrote the note, he said: “We only have one country. It is Israel. This is our democracy, this is our country. We’re not going anywhere. We will fight for our country and we will use all the means we can.”
More than 1,400 people in Israel have been killed, mostly civilians who died in the initial rampage, according to Israeli officials.
Friends and family pay their respects at a funeral service with Dana and Carmel Becher, the mother and son killed during the Hamas attack.Getty Images
On Wednesday, the IDF raised the number of hostages remaining in Gaza to 222, including foreigners believed to have been captured by Hamas during the invasion.
Four Israeli hostages have been released as the IDF prepares to begin an expected ground invasion of the Gaza Strip.
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