# Hamas‑led militants killed about 1,200 people in southern Israel on October 7 and took about 250 hostages into Gaza.
*Canonical page:* https://truthscore.com/claim/hamas-led-militants-killed-about-1-200-people-in-southern-israel-on--da2d89a8
*Numbers under lens:* **Evidence-weighted** (`log-odds@1`)
*Machine twins:* https://truthscore.com/claim/hamas-led-militants-killed-about-1-200-people-in-southern-israel-on--da2d89a8.md · JSON at https://truthscore.com/api/v1
Hamas‑led militants killed about 1,200 people in southern Israel on October 7 and took about 250 hostages into Gaza.

## Voices

*Counted, never weighed.*

- [CNN](https://truthscore.com/entity/58a679a6) — independent

## Sources

- [This popular YouTuber launched a campaign to help kids in Gaza and other conflict zones. Then came the angry comments](https://truthscore.com/source/03f073b2)