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Dave DeCamp was back on Antiwar Radio this week to discuss the war in Gaza. He and Scott discuss the latest death count as well as the trustworthiness of the numbers we’re getting. They then talk about the ongoing war in Israel and the other flashpoints in the region. They also discuss new information we’re learning about the Hamas attacks on October 7th.

Discussed on the show:

• “‘A mass assassination factory’: Inside Israel’s calculated bombing of Gaza” (+972 Magazine)
• “‘The Gospel’: how Israel uses AI to select bombing targets in Gaza” (The Guardian)
• “Israel Knew Hamas’s Attack Plan More Than a Year Ago” (New York Times)

Dave DeCamp is the news editor of Antiwar.com and the host of Antiwar News with Dave DeCamp. Follow him on Twitter @decampdave

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