# Israel at war with Hamas

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**Created:** [October 7, 2023, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/israel-at-war-with-hamas/991237 "2023-10-07T12:55:38Z")\
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> [@Hamas attacks Israel, October 2023](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netanyahu-says-we-are-at-war-october-7-2023/991234):
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> Hamas claims to have captured some soldiers. From the article: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said “we are at war, and we will win it” as the country’s air force began striking Hamas targets in Gaza on Saturday, in response to a surprise assault on the 50th anniversary of the start of the 1973 Yom Kippur war. Hamas militants infiltrated Israeli territory from the Gaza Strip — including by paraglider and over the sea — and launched more than 2,200 rockets, Israeli military leaders …

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