# Will Israel destroy Hamas **URL:** \ **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")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 408
**Author:** ![Babale](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/babale/32/15666_2.png) [@Babale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Babale)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2023, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-israel-destroy-hamas/991277/408 "2023-10-15T02:44:01Z")
> [@Dissonance](#): > > Again, where did you quote this? I’m not finding it in this thread. I’m not saying it’s not the case, but I’d like to give it a read myself. Again, my apologies if I’m just missing it, but I don’t see it in this thread. > [@Discussion thread for the Hamas Attacks Israel thread, October 2023](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-hamas-attacks-israel-thread-october-2023/991317/184): > > Israel does not expect the evacuation of Gaza to take 24 hours, claims of a deadline are misleading: > > [https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog\_entry/idf-trying-to-minimize-harm-to-gazan-civilians-spokesman-says/](https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/idf-trying-to-minimize-harm-to-gazan-civilians-spokesman-says/) > > > [@](#): > > > > We are fighting a terror group, not the Gazan population. We want civilians not to be harmed, but we cannot live with the rule of Hamas-ISIS\* near our border > > > [@](#): > > > > “Hamas carried out one of the most horrific acts the world has seen, we are carrying out an effort to evacuate residents in order to deepen the damage, to collapse this organization,” Hagari says. > > > > After the UN says such an evacuation within 24 hours would be impossible, Hagari says, “We understand it will take several days.” --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-israel-destroy-hamas/991277)._