# 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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> [@DSeid](#):
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> Is there a way to destroy Hamas without that? If not are there then ways to effectively diminish Hamas with good specificity?

It will require Israel to re-occupy Gaza, which will lead to a bunch of casualties and a regular trickle of casualties afterwards.

There isn’t really another alternative.

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