Hamas must indeed be destroyed

Reading these horrific accounts, it is understandable why the immediate response on October 7th to the attacks was "Hamas must be destroyed."  The accounts are in ‘Screams Without Words’: How Hamas Weaponized Sexual Violence on Oct. 7 by Jeffrey Gettleman, Anat Schwartz and Adam SellaPhotographs by Avishag Shaar-Yashuv.  The subheading is A Times investigation uncovered new details showing a pattern of rape, mutilation and extreme brutality against women in the attacks on Israel.