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Witnesses Say October 7 Attackers Shouted in Farsi

8/14/2026

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Eyal Eshel said terrorists at the Nahal Oz base spoke Farsi on Shabbat, October 7.
He said witness interviews with post staff provided the detail, collected independently of the IDF.
He argued that the use of Farsi indicates Iranian intelligence gathered information on Israeli Gaza-border towns before October 7.
He told KAN News on August 13, 2026, that the attackers shouted in Farsi, a claim also reported by Channel 2 on August 12, 2026.

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Eyal Eshel said terrorists at the Nahal Oz base spoke Farsi on Shabbat, October 7.
He said witness interviews with post staff provided the detail, collected independently of the IDF.
He argued that the use of Farsi indicates Iranian intelligence gathered information on Israeli Gaza-border towns before October 7.
He told KAN News on August 13, 2026, that the attackers shouted in Farsi, a claim also reported by Channel 2 on August 12, 2026.