On Oct. 7, Hamas terrorists launched a massive attack against Israeli civilians that, I expect, succeeded beyond their wildest expectations. Operation Al-Aqsa Flood had been planned for years, with training support of every kind from the Islamic Republic of Iran and other Islamist proxies in the region.

The goal was not only to invade southern Israel but to reach the Al-Aqsa Mosque in the Old City of Jerusalem; to “flood” the mosque with holy warriors — jihadis — and destroy Israel along the way.