Allegations of genocide in the October 7 attacks

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Allegations have been made that the October 7 attacks were conducted with genocidal intent toward Israelis, and that it constituted a genocide or a genocidal massacre (or a wave of such massacres). In the course of the assault, Palestinian militants attacked communities, a music festival, and military bases in the region of southern Israel known as the Gaza envelope. The attack resulted in the deaths of 1,163 Israelis and foreigners, two thirds of whom were civilians. The genocidal acts that were said to have been committed include mass killings, dismemberment, infliction of serious bodily and mental harm, immolation, rape and sexual violence, infanticide, and decapitation. Various legal experts and genocide studies scholars cite a multitude of reasonings for their allegation of genocide, including claims that victims were targeted for their Israeli-Jewish identity, that Hamas still adheres to the antisemitic language of its founding charter, or that the alleged intent to destroy the Israeli...

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