# 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 9, 2023, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-israel-destroy-hamas/991277/37 "2023-10-09T01:18:13Z")

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> [@Why not encourage people to move from Gaza to the West Bank, Egypt, etc](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-not-encourage-people-to-move-from-gaza-to-the-west-bank-egypt-etc/991296/15):
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> At this point deescalation with Hamas is impossible. They must be destroyed.

Which returns to the OP and the skepticism some of us have that such is possible, at least not without … extremely poor specificity. And destroying Hamas at the cost of killing hundreds to thousands of non-Hamas is not only … ethically problematic … it is counterproductive over any medium term as it creates the circumstance in which another revenge focused group emerges.

Is there a way to destroy Hamas without that? If not are there then ways to effectively diminish Hamas with good specificity?

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