A surprise attack by Hamas on Israel, which combined gunmen breaching security barriers with a barrage of rockets fired from Gaza, was launched at dawn during the Jewish high holiday of Simchat Torah.

Source: https://www.perthnow.com.au/news/conflict/how-the-hamas-attack-on-israel-unfolded-c-12135593

Bennett appeared on Fox News to issue an update on the situation in Israel after Hamas fired thousands of rockets and also sent dozens of fighters into Simchat Torah, a Jewish holiday celebrating the annual cycle of the Torah scroll reading.

Source: https://gazette.com/news/wex/former-israeli-pm-naftali-bennett-calls-to-eradicate-hamas/article_6ddbb759-1da9-56e2-a1ca-53f687ce394c.html

Since the beginning of the war with Hamas on Shabbat Simchat Torah, United Hatzalah of Israel has sent thousands of volunteers to the Gaza periphery and other areas affected by Hamas attacks.

Source: https://www.jewishpress.com/news/health-and-medicine/united-hatzalah-purchased-unprecedented-15-million-of-medical-supplies-for-continuing-war/2023/10/12/

Wouldn’t shut up about Simchat Torah.

Source: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2023/08/28/the-wisdom-of-rudolph-giuliani