Iran Responds to 'Secret Documents' Linking Tehran to Hamas' Oct. 7 Attack

Iran has denied reports about "secret documents" allegedly created by Hamas and later obtained by Israel linking the Islamic Republic to Hamas' surprise attack on Israel last October.

On October 7, 2023, Hamas killed roughly 1,200 people in Israel and took some 250 hostage, according to Israeli officials. Almost 100 hostages remain in captivity, less than 70 of whom are believed to be alive. Israel subsequently launched its military operation in Gaza, which has killed roughly 42,000 Palestinians so far, according to the Palestinian Health Ministry based in the Hamas-led territory. Local health officials don't differentiate between civilians and combatants but say many of those killed were women and children.

Just after the first anniversary of the Palestinian militant attack, The New York Times, in an article titled "Secret Documents Show Hamas Tried to Persuade Iran to Join Its Oct. 7 Attack," revealed on Saturday what was said to be in the minutes of several secret meetings Hamas held in the lead-up to October 7 and later obtained by the Israeli military. The documents were said to show efforts by Hamas to persuade its allies, Iran and Hezbollah, to join in the attack.