The Hamas terrorist group plotted the Oct. 7, 2023, attacks on Israel in part of keep Saudi Arabia from signing on to peace deal with Israel and marginalizing the Palestinian cause, according to newly discovered intelligence.

The now-deceased Hamas terrorist leader Yahya Sinwar told his terrorists Oct. 2, 2023, that they needed the “extraordinary act” to keep Saudi Arabia from normalizing relations with Israel, according to minutes documenting a Hamas meeting discovered in a cleared-out terrorist tunnel war-torn Gaza, The Wall Street Journal reported in an exclusive Sunday.

While the terrorist attack might have delayed Saudi Arabia’s signing on to President Donald Trump’s first administration’s Abraham Accords with Israel, Trump said in his Middle East tour this week that peace in Gaza and normalized relations between Saudi Arabia and Israel are still expected to come.

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