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Israel’s annihilation of Hamas is the proportionate response

By Washington Examiner
Published October 9, 2023 1:49am ET
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Israel’s annihilation of Hamas is the proportionate response
Smoke rises following an Israeli airstrike in Gaza City on Sunday, Oct. 8, 2023. The militant Hamas rulers of the Gaza Strip carried out an unprecedented, multifront attack on Israel at daybreak Saturday, firing thousands of rockets as dozens of Hamas fighters infiltrated the heavily fortified border in several locations, killing hundreds and taking captives.


Hamas murdered more than 700 people and wounded many thousands during its invasion of Israel on Saturday, Oct. 7. The casualty numbers keep rising. Even for a society that has so long suffered terrorist persecution, this attack was extreme and catastrophic.

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