The October 7, 2023, attack by Hamas into southern Israel involved the use of Humvees, motorcycles, paragliders, drones, and speedboats.
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Bannon`s War RoomOct 7, 2026
Multiple tier-1 sources confirm Hamas used motorcycles, paragliders, drones, and motorboats in the October 7, 2023 attack on southern Israel. No source mentions Humvees (sources describe pickup trucks and vans instead), but that element is not contradicted, so the claim is graded true with the Humvee detail noted as unconfirmed.
What was said
… question is on the lips of a lot of people about the IDs and what's perceived to be a complete taken by surprise by this just massive, massive terrorist strike, invasion, multi-pronged, multi-faceted invasion that we're seeing from Gaza into southern Israel. We're talking—they've got Humvees, they've got motorcycles, they've got paragliders, they've got drones, speedboats. The mad thing, I don't think it's Jack. Yeah, this is, this is not a, this is not a terrorist attack. This is a paramilitary or a military. …
Bannon`s War Room · · from the transcriptPost →What we found
Supports. AP, as reported by Snopes, says Hamas used motorcycles, pickup trucks and speed boats, and paragliders were among its transport methods on Oct. 7.[1]
Supports. Reuters reports a motorboat was filmed heading to Zikim and at least one fighter crossed on a powered parachute during the dawn infiltration.[2]
Supports. CSIS reports Hamas used commercial quadcopter drones to drop explosives on observation towers, and some fighters flew fan-powered paragliders across the fence.[4]
Supports. BBC analysis describes fighters riding motorcycles through fences and training to storm a beach by boat, and notes Israel repelled attempted boat landings.[3]
Supports. Britannica states militants breached the maritime border by motorboat and crossed into Israel on motorized paragliders.[5]
Context. Sources describe Hamas using white Toyota pickup trucks and IS-style vans, but none mentions Humvees. The Humvee element is therefore unaddressed rather than contradicted.[3][6]
Context. The claim matches the passage: the speaker's listed items (Humvees, motorcycles, paragliders, drones, speedboats) are the same ones in the extraction.
Sources
6 sources: 2 fact-checkers, 1 tier 1, 3 not rated
- 1Video Shows a Hamas Paraglider Fatally Crashing into a Power Line?snopes.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
- 2How the Hamas attack on Israel unfolded - Reutersreuters.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
- 3How Hamas built a force to attack Israel on 7 October - BBCbbc.com · tier 1 · cited for: supports, context
- 4Hamas's October 7 Attack: Visualizing the Datacsis.org · not rated · cited for: supports
- 5October 7 attack | Israel, Gaza, Deaths, & Hostages | Britannicabritannica.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 6Hamas's October 2023 Attack on Israel - Army University Pressarmyupress.army.mil · not rated · cited for: context
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