Hamas publishes second 'Our Narrative' document two years after October 7 massacre - Jacob Laznik

 

by Jacob Laznik

A previous version of Hamas's manifesto, "Our Narrative: Operation Al-Aqsa Flood," was spread online, and in some cases distributed on college campuses.

 

A Palestinian Hamas terrorist stands next to heavy machinery, after Hamas said that it found the body of an Israeli hostage soldier on Tuesday and prepares to return it to Israel through the Red Cross, in Gaza City, November 4, 2025.

(photo credit: REUTERS/DAWOUD ABU ALKAS)

 

Hamas published a second document on the terror group's version of the October 7 massacre, titled “Our Narrative… Al-Aqsa Flood: Two Years of Steadfastness and the Will for Liberation,” according to a statement released on the group’s official platforms on Wednesday.

The announcement comes more than two years after the October 7, 2023, invasion of Israel, which sparked the subsequent war in Gaza.

In the statement, Hamas described the October 7 attack, which it refers to as “Al-Aqsa Flood,” as more than a military operation, portraying it as a defining historical moment.

The document is  divided into eight chapters addressing the motivations and context of the October 7 attack, the events of that day, and what the group described as an investigation into the assault.

Additional chapters focused on the course of the war in Gaza, what Hamas describes as its "diplomatic" activity, and the terror group's priorities for the current stage of the war.

Demonstrators attend a pro-Palestinian protest on the day of the two-year anniversary of the attack on Israel by Hamas, in New York City, US, October 7, 2025. (credit: REUTERS/SHANNON STAPLETON)

The 42-page document reiterated Hamas’s political demands, including the establishment of a Palestinian state with Jerusalem as its capital and the return of Palestinian refugees.

Hamas's previous October 7 propaganda narrative document

The release follows an earlier Hamas narrative document published in early 2024, titled Our Narrative: Operation Al-Aqsa Flood, which presented the group’s version of events surrounding October 7 and the war in Gaza.

That document was circulated widely online and in print. It was reported to have been distributed on college campuses in the United States and Europe, where it appeared in student forums and protest settings.

The earlier publication drew attention for disputing or omitting widely documented accounts of attacks on Israeli civilians and for framing the assault in ideological and political terms. Hamas’s continued use of the term “Al-Aqsa Flood” reflects the same framing in the newly announced document.

The statement did not address specific allegations regarding civilian killings, sexual violence, or hostage-taking committed by Hamas during the October 7 assault.

OHAD MERLIN contributed to this report.

Jacob Laznik

Source: https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-881216

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