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massacre

verb as in kill, often in great numbers

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National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, another far-right leader, asserted: "The attack on Hamas leaders, the planners of the 7 October massacre in the enemy state of Qatar - was an important, just and supremely moral attack."

From BBC

“I have a clear message to those leaders who recognize a Palestinian state after the terrible massacre on October 7: you are giving a huge reward to terrorism,” Netanyahu said in a statement.

From Salon

A few months ago, we saw a political massacre in Minnesota aimed at Democratic lawmakers.

The Israel Defense Forces claimed to have targeted those "directly responsible for the brutal October 7 massacre".

From BBC

Hamas said Netanyahu's remarks were "a public demonstration of a fully-fledged crime of forced displacement, carried out under the weight of bombing, massacres, starvation, and death threats".

From BBC

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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