Hamas items, including Sinwar's battle plans on display at new IICC exhibit

The Intelligence Heritage and Commemoration Center (IICC) in Israel has unveiled a new exhibit that provides a stark look at Hamas's October 7 invasion of southern Israel. The display includes authentic items belonging to Hamas Gaza chief Yahya Sinwar, prominently featuring his handwritten battle plans, as well as his vest, shoes, and other clothing.

Run by former top officials from IDF intelligence, the Mossad, and the Shin Bet, the IICC has unique access to intelligence and conducts high-level open-source research. Since October 7, IDF intelligence has intercepted and is analyzing over one million physical Hamas internal documents, alongside petabytes of data. The center's CEO, Brig.-Gen. (res.) Yuval Halamish, stated that analyzing these documents will likely take years.

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The IICC is unique because it is run by former top officials from IDF intelligence, the Mossad, and the Shin Bet, and has special, direct access to intelligence from those agencies at various times, in addition to its high-level open-source research.

The exhibit also presents physical items seized from Hamas Nukhba Force invaders. These include precise maps detailing Jewish villages designated for attack, highlighting Hamas's intelligence gathering capabilities regarding security vulnerabilities. Guides noted that Hamas's intelligence was highly sophisticated in identifying and neutralizing challenging security spots within each village.

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According to the IICC CEO and Brig.-Gen. (res.) Yuval Halamish, the intelligence center's director, has been hard at work analyzing waves of those documents that they receive from IDF intelligence, and will likely invest years in the endeavor.

Further items on display include a special edition of the Quran produced by Hamas for the attack, themed "the al-Aqsa Flood," and a book of "fatwas", Islamic sharia rulings, from figures like Qatari Sheikh Yusuf al-Qaradawi. These rulings reportedly justified the mass murder of unarmed Israeli women and children, framing all Israelis as part of a militaristic cult and thus legitimate military targets.

Col. (res.) Shlomo Mofaz, head of the IICC's Amit Terrorism and Intelligence Research Institute, noted that his center has already issued numerous reports based on these Hamas documents. One report detailed how Hamas restored training for new recruits in Shejaiya between January and March 2025, including information on training measures, trainee performance, and religious indoctrination processes.

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IICC tour guides remarked that Hamas's intelligence was at an extremely high level regarding exactly where the most challenging security spots would be in each village, so as to neutralize them effectively.