Hamas has explicitly threatened to carry out another October 7-style attack — not only inside Israel, but in Judea and Samaria and abroad. According to Ynet, senior Hamas officials delivered the warning through UN humanitarian coordinator Dr Ramiz Alakbarov, asking him to convey it directly to Israel. Israeli officials reportedly described the message as extraordinary and unprecedented in its bluntness. A document detailing the threat was urgently passed to Israel’s political and security leadership. Hamas said Israeli military operations in Gaza, changes to the “Yellow Line” marking Israeli military positions, and the Palestinian Authority’s cancellation of elections were causing it to lose control on the ground — and warned it could strike “wherever the opportunity arises”. The threat comes as Hamas faces growing military and financial pressure. Israel has intensified targeted operations against senior Hamas figures and members of its elite Nukhba force. Meanwhile, Hamas reportedly needs around 90 million shekels — approximately $29 million — every month simply to pay its personnel. Israeli security estimates put Hamas’s workforce in Gaza at around 30,000 people, from administrative staff and lower-level operatives to members of its military wing, receiving roughly 3,000 shekels each per month. Three years after October 7, Hamas is not hiding its intentions. It is openly threatening to do it again — and potentially far beyond Gaza.