Are we not allowed to say a genocide began on 7 October, too?

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On October 7, 2023, Israeli airstrikes targeted residential areas in Gaza City, including Palestine Tower, shortly after Hamas-led attacks on Israel. The article claims these actions, alongside statements from Israeli leaders like Benjamin Netanyahu vowing vengeance and transforming Gaza, marked the beginning of a genocide against Palestinians. The immediate significance lies in the author's assertion that the conflict's scale and rhetoric on the first day established genocidal intent.

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Submitted by Barry Malone on Wed, 10/21/2026 - 21:19 Western media commemorate the Israelis killed three years ago, while largely ignoring the genocide that began the same day A girl looks at the temporary tents of displaced Palestinians, alongside destroyed buildings, in Gaza City on 7 October 2026 (Omar al-Qattaa/AFP) Off Just after 4pm local time on 7 October 2023, Al Jazeera’s Youmna El Sayed stood on a rooftop to update her audience on the latest from Gaza City, which was already under bomb

Are we not allowed to say a genocide began on 7 October, too?

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