# Hamas‑led militants killed about 1,200 people in southern Israel on October 7 and took about 250 hostages into Gaza.
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*Numbers under lens:* **Evidence-weighted** (`log-odds@1`)
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Hamas‑led militants killed about 1,200 people in southern Israel on October 7 and took about 250 hostages into Gaza.