In this podcast episode, I will combine sources of events, accompanied by the documents and source notations, to give you an overview of events as they occurred on October 7th, 2023. It is not meant to be a complete list. I am compiling a detailed timeline for my website, The View From Israel, and when at least part of it is done in a timeline format, I will post it there.

I would hope the story speaks for itself.

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To read the article the episode is based upon, please see The View From Israel Website:

October 7th, 2023 – The Day Israel Changed

Or on Substack:

October 7th, 2023 – The Day Israel Changed

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Sources mentioned in this episode:

1. https://www.i24news.tv/en/news/israel-at-war/1704401032-idf-3-missing-israelis-from-october-7-being-held-hostage-by-hamas
2. https://www.haaretz.com/haaretz-explains/2023-10-19/ty-article-magazine/israels-dead-the-names-of-those-killed-in-hamas-massacres-and-the-israel-hamas-war/0000018b-325c-d450-a3af-7b5cf021000
3. Kan 11, Israeli News Channel Mobile Website.
4. Timeline of the 2023 Israel–Hamas war. (2024, January 8). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_2023_Israel%E2%80%93Hamas_war
5. 2023 Hamas-led attack on Israel. (2024, January 7). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Hamas-led_attack_on_Israel
6. https://www.britannica.com/event/Israel-Hamas-War-of-2023
7. Re'im music festival massacre. (2024, January 6). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Re%27im_music_festival_massacre
8. Kfar Aza massacre. (2024, January 6). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kfar_Aza_massacre
9. Be'eri massacre. (2024, January 8). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Be%27eri_massacre
10. Psyduck music festival massacre. (2024, January 3). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psyduck_music_festival_massacre
11. Battle of Zikim. (2024, January 6). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Zikim
12. Netiv HaAsara massacre. (2023, December 29). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netiv_HaAsara_massacre
13. Alumim massacre. (2024, January 1). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alumim_massacre
14. Kissufim attack. (2023, December 31). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kissufim_attack
15. Holit massacre. (2024, January 8). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holit_massacre
16. Battle of Sderot. (2024, January 8). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Sderot#Massacre_of_pensioners
17. Timeline of the 2023 Israel–Hamas war. (2024, January 8). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_2023_Israel%E2%80%93Hamas_war
18. 2023 Hamas-led attack on Israel. (2024, January 7). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Hamas-led_attack_on_Israel
19. https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2023-12-21/ty-article-timeline/.premium/a-day-that-changed-israel-key-haaretz-stories-on-the-unimaginable-reality-of-october-7/0000018c-8cb2-da81-a1bc-ceb678f50000
20. https://www.csis.org/analysis/hamass-october-7-attack-visualizing-data

In An Overwhelming Response - Not According to Israelis

"There is something I need to stress. Something that is genuinely not getting through to many individuals who consider themselves enlightened, intellectual, and wordsmiths out there.

The Israel you knew and thought you understood until 6:29 AM on October 7 no longer exists. It is hard for me even to write the above sentence. Yet that is reality. That Israel is gone."

Listen to the Podcast of the article that went viral.

Links Within The Podcast:

1. Before & After October 7th - Written Article

2. Before & After October 7th -Podcast

3. TGI Survey

4. Haaretz Article - 75% of Jewish Israelis Reject U.S. Demand to Shift Gaza War to New Phase, Poll Finds

5. Number of Israelis killed in the October 7th War

6. Jerusalem Post on Saleh al-Arouri

7. Who is Saleh al-Arouri - Jerusalem Post

8. Who is Saleh al-Arouri - Haaretz

9. Head of the Mossad, David Barnea, and his Speech

10. Iran Vows Revenge

11. The Israel Democracy Institute

"Screams Without Words" By The NYT Is Just The Tip Of The Iceberg

There has been a lot of discussion about the recent NYT piece published on December 28th, 2023, entitled:

‘Screams Without Words’: How Hamas Weaponized Sexual Violence on Oct. 7’

A Times investigation uncovered new details showing a pattern of rape, mutilation, and extreme brutality against women in the attacks on Israel.

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We will not forgive. We will not forget. We will not let the silent screams go unanswered.

And yes, we know we will be paying a very high price. And yes, we know it will come at a significant cost to our own psyche, And yes, we know it will lead to many deaths. And yes, we know it will destroy many in Gaza.

Yet we also know that to get to life as it should be, we must first face life as it is.

Otherwise, all dreams of a better future are a wisp of the wind.

They become but “shadows of a dream.”

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Here are the links referred to in the episode:

1. First, you can visit here⁠ if you want all the links in the written article together.
2. If you have a subscription, the NYT article is available here⁠.
3. If you require a PDF of the article visit the site in #1.
4. The piece from 60 Minutes is available here.
5. The Jerusalem Post article is available here.
6. Mia Schem's hostage release is available here.
7. The USC Shoah Foundation on YouTube. Here you will find tens if not hundreds of videos on witness and testimony of the Hamas massacre.