Inside Hamas’ October 7th Plan and Israeli Society’s Response – Taub Center Emergency Briefing

Miri offers a poignant, personal account from Tel Aviv, highlighting how the October 7th Hamas attack has profoundly impacted almost every Israeli family, including her own. She systematically explains Hamas' unprecedented, multi-stage plan, emphasizing the intent to spread chaos, terrorize Israeli society, and delegitimize Israel globally through atrocity denial and information manipulation. Miri describes the harrowing details of the initial attacks, the subsequent psychological warfare via social media, and the ongoing reality of 240 hostages held as assets by Hamas. She underlines the resilience of Israeli civil society in the face of mass displacement—with over 250,000 Israelis uprooted—ongoing rocket fire, and the emotional toll of not knowing the fate of the missing and the dead. Despite these hardships and the overt rise in global antisemitism, Miri stresses that Israelis are survivors, not victims, and remain united.