# Will Israel destroy Hamas

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**Category:** Politics & Elections\
**Tags:** israel-hamas-war\
**Created:** [October 8, 2023, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-israel-destroy-hamas/991277 "2023-10-08T15:22:24Z")\
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**Post date:** [October 11, 2023, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-israel-destroy-hamas/991277/235 "2023-10-11T19:01:00Z")

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I originally posted this in the breaking news thread, but it probably belongs here instead:

> [@Hamas attacks Israel, October 2023](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hamas-attacks-israel-october-2023/991234/327):
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> I don’t see how Hamas could use a nuclear weapon against Israel without killing many of their coreligionists.

I don’t see how they even care. IMO, the whole point of the attacks on music festival goers and other civilians was to provoke a huge response and get lots of Palestinian civilians killed. The leaders of Hamas don’t give a toss for their own civilians; they want full and complete control over the territory, and the money and power that will bring them.

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