# 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, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-israel-destroy-hamas/991277/49 "2023-10-09T02:15:50Z")

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> [@Whack-a-Mole](#):
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> It may just be political rhetoric but this is what Israel’s prime minister has said:

Already debunked in the MPSISMs thread.

> [@Hamas attacks Israel, October 2023](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hamas-attacks-israel-october-2023/991234/87):
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> Here’s what Netanyahu said:
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> > [@](#):
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> > כל המקומות שהחמאס מסתתר בהם ופועל בתוכם - נהפוך אותם לעיי חורבות. אני אומר לתושבי עזה, צאו משם עכשיו
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> An accurate translation reads, ‘All the places that Hamas hides in and operates from - we will turn them into rubble. I am telling the citizens of Gaza, leave these places now.’
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> He’s talking about destroying specific buildings.

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