### [2026-10-6](/feed/2026/10/6/index.md)

##### Middle Eastern crisis
# Israeli defense minister Israel Katz says that the military has killed 4,000 militants who took part in the Hamas-led attacks on Israel on October 7, 2023. 




### Sources:

1. [The Jewish Chronicle](https://www.thejc.com/news/world/idf-weve-killed-4-000-october-7-terrorists-y31t3ys3)

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