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Article is a WP:CFORK from 2023 Israel–Hamas war per talk page consensus there; for history see that page. Chessrat (talk, contributions) 19:23, 12 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Requested move 12 October 2023

Operation Al-Aqsa Flood → ? – There are concerns that the name "Operation Al-Aqsa flood" might be POV. So what should this page be moved to? Options are:

  • Operation Al-Aqsa flood (status quo)
  • A descriptive title like "October 2023 Palestinian attack on Israel":
  • Something like "2023 Hamas attacks on Israel" is probably fine- adequately describes the culprit (Hamas) and target- albeit to avoid any further attacks later in the war being ambiguous, "October 7, 2023 Hamas attacks" would work. I don't think using Hamas's operation name Al-Aqsa Flood is neutral but I remain open to being persuaded either way on the best alternative title. Chessrat (talk, contributions) 20:17, 12 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]
"Operation al-Aqsa flood" is used by Times of Israel[1], albeit in quotes.VR talk 22:15, 12 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]
I agree, "2023 Hamas attacks on Israel" describes the event best. Sheesheesh (talk) 12:24, 13 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]
"Invasion" is a somewhat incongruous term in the context, in that Gazan militants are less coming from the outside and invading anywhere so much as they are breaking out of the blockaded Gaza Strip. Invasion implies a much more external scenario, whereas this is occupied versus occupier. Incursion would be more passable, so something like 2023 incursion into (southern) Israel might be more the way to go for an WP:NCE title, much as Israeli intrusions into the Palestinian West Bank are often called 'incursions'. Iskandar323 (talk) 20:31, 12 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]
This. All of this but I think your proposal could use some modifications. Hamas incursion into Israel, with or without the year sound much better and natural. Killuminator (talk) 20:36, 12 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]
The whole sole association with Hamas is deeply murky, with the exact make-up in terms of group affiliation of the militants that made their way into Israel being basically unknown, but at the very least it is known that the PIJ was also involved - so having just Hamas in the title would be a misnomer unless it became 'Hamas-led' instead. The issues with finding a natural descriptive title is perhaps one of the points currently in favour of the operational name, since that is at least both recognisable and precise by default. Iskandar323 (talk) 20:49, 12 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]
The good thing about 2023 incursion into Israel is that it wonderfully meets the criterion "titles should unambiguously define the topical scope of the article, but should be no more precise than that", since there was no other major incursion into Israel in 2023 besides this. But I'm not sure if its a common name, or if there is even a common name.VR talk 22:11, 12 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]
you have to note that Israel is ready to genocide the people living in the GAZA so i say fuck Israel they are wrong from 1948 2A02:A45B:64F5:1:DC8D:A9A5:45F7:C26D (talk) 08:10, 15 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose We should use recognizable names instead of brainstorming what we think is the most accurate description of an event. The current name serves that function well, for now at least. Pages like Case White, Case Black, Operation Southeast Croatia andOperation Corridor 92 are all pages about controversial events and they're named after code names used by people who carried out these events. Using the easily identifiable names for these historic events is not the same as endorsing them. None of the proposed names are persuasive either, especially invasion. Killuminator (talk) 20:35, 12 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]
@Killuminator: can you provide some evidence that this name is recognizable? VR talk 22:18, 12 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]
@Vice regent: — Al Jazeera, Reuters, & The United Nations (UN) are a few WP:RS examples. Copied from my oppose !vote below this reply. The Weather Event Writer (Talk Page) 22:38, 12 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]
How is it POV? It’s the name of the military operation The Great Mule of Eupatoria (talk) 08:21, 13 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]
It's POV but its allowed if its reported by most reliable sources. Makeandtoss (talk) 12:10, 13 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]
I’d say 2023 Hamas offensive in (or) into Israel 78.171.249.53 (talk) 11:53, 13 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]
@Sunshine SRA: Do you have a source for this (i.e. how "common people refer to it"? Al Jazeera, Reuters, & The United Nations (UN), three well-known reliable sources distinctly refer to it as "Operation Al-Aqsa Flood". The Weather Event Writer (Talk Page) 21:16, 13 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]
to name a couple - including Al Jazeera
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/10/7/what-happened-in-israel-a-breakdown-of-how-the-hamas-attack-unfolded
https://abcnews.go.com/International/timeline-surprise-rocket-attack-hamas-israel/story?id=103816006 Sunshine SRA (talk) 21:34, 13 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Well...The literally sub-title for the Al Jazeera article you linked is: Palestinian group Hamas launched Operation Al-Aqsa Flood inside Israel, killing dozens and taking hostages in a shocking assault...so you sort of just helped proved that it actually is known by the operation name. That said, you are correct that the ABC News article does not refer to it by the Operation name. But, given you actually just gave an additional source that called it the operation name, there are still more operation name sources than non-operation name sources. The Weather Event Writer (Talk Page) 21:37, 13 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]
True RE the Al Jazeera source. However the title called it an 'attack', same as in the sources you included that are not with an arab origin. Al Jazeera, owned by an arab owners from Qatar, has more arab readers who are able to understand better the naming origin, yet it still called it Attack in the main title. And actually, in the source of Reuters you shared the titled called it Attack as well... it does mentioned 'Palestinian militant Mohammed Deif, calls it Al Aqsa Floodcalled Al-Aqsa Flood' but the writer called it an attack so I believe there are more sources in supporting of calling it an attack Sunshine SRA (talk) 21:53, 13 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Fair enough. I do disagree with you, but you do have valid and strong points. The only thing I would comment on would be Operation Overlord, by far one of the most famous and well-known military operations in history. 99% of people who write about that are not going to call it "Operation Overlord" in their title. Most people probably don't recognize that operation name even, however Wikipedia's article is called it. Most people would recognize it as the Allied Invasion of France or more likely D-Day. But, I would about grantee almost no one will call it "Operation Overlord" in the title of say a news article. Obviously, that title sounds just as POV as this title does as well as only used by the Allies in WW2, like this article's title was used by Hamas. But, in terms of historical documentation, Operation Overlord and Operation Al-Aqsa Flood are just military operations. The UN referred to it as "Operation Al-Aqsa Flood" (see further down in this discussion for the exact word-for-word UN quote). So, while WP:OTHERSTUFFEXISTS cannot be used by itself as a discussion reason, given the sources as well as the UN calling it by the operation name, I think Operation Overlord is a strong enough analogy to keep it called "Operation Al-Aqsa Flood". The Weather Event Writer (Talk Page) 22:31, 13 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks for the comment, it's interesting they don't mention anything like "Hamas" or "Palestinian militant" in the name.VR talk 22:09, 12 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]
The present name is used by several reliable sources including: Al Jazeera, Reuters, & The United Nations (UN). Heavily biased/one sided operation names are articles on Wikipedia (example is Operation Overlord). The Weather Event Writer (Talk Page) 14:51, 13 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Note that we have a redirect Hamas attack on Israel, 2023. My very best wishes (talk) 17:30, 13 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]
No, based on the usage in sources (e.g. [2]), "Operation Al-Aqsa Flood" is NOT applied to the actions by Israeli forces ("The sword of iron"), which are the most significant part of the war right now. This is not a common name for the entire war. My very best wishes (talk) 16:51, 13 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]
This article was specifically for the Hamas operation, where “Operation Al-Aqsa Flood” is the WP:COMMONNAME for their specific operation. Same as how we (Wikipedia) have an article Operation Overlord, which is the name of an allied invasion in WWII. The Weather Event Writer (Talk Page) 16:53, 13 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Yes, sure. This article is specifically for the Hamas (and allied militant groups) operation that started the war. My very best wishes (talk) 16:57, 13 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]
To make this nonsensical argument work, you need another separate article for the Israeli operation as well as the war article which is both operations together...duh. Selfstudier (talk) 16:59, 13 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Why? We have a separate big page about the war already. As about the Sword of Iron - that's irrelevant. We may or may not have such page in a future. My very best wishes (talk) 17:04, 13 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]
If that's irrelevant so is this. Selfstudier (talk) 17:11, 13 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Selfstudier, that argument is not a valid reason. See WP:OTHERSTUFFEXISTS. The Weather Event Writer (Talk Page) 22:38, 13 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]
WP:OTHERSTUFFEXISTS says we do not. The Weather Event Writer (Talk Page) 17:00, 13 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]
I don't think that people searching online would know this name or search it, they would search for an attack/massacre because these are the words used by media. Sheesheesh (talk) 17:09, 13 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Most would just be searching Israel Gaza/Hamas war by now. Selfstudier (talk) 17:13, 13 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]
(edit conflict) Searching for it is irrelevant. Would you randomly search for “Operation Overlord”? Probably not and not many people would because the most famous part of Operation Overlord is D-Day. That said, Wikipedia still has an article about it, despite not being the most “searched” item. The WP:COMMONNAME, even proved by several secondary reliable sources (Al Jazeera, Reuters, & The United Nations (UN)) show it is a common term for the Hamas attack on 7 October. The Weather Event Writer (Talk Page) 17:14, 13 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]
The Reuters article you linked to shows the conflict with using the term operation al-aqsa flood: "Israel calls last week's devastating attack by Hamas its 9/11 moment. The secretive mastermind behind the assault, Palestinian militant Mohammed Deif, calls it Al Aqsa Flood."
Calling it a massacre/attack describes what happened, it is neutral not taking a side or using a name from any side.
I don't understand the logic yet of using operation al-aqsa flood as the title. Sheesheesh (talk) 17:51, 13 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]
this current title is completely insensitive. it wasn't some miliary operation, it was a horrible and barbaric massacre of civilians. to use their name for it would be as if we are supporting it. 2603:7000:6400:E058:A82E:923C:6040:C38B (talk) 17:18, 13 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]
@2603:7000:6400:E058:A82E:923C:6040:C38B: — Do you have a source specifically stating “it wasn’t a military operation”? The United Nations stated and I quote, “On Saturday, 7 October — a Jewish sabbath day, the end of the weeklong Jewish festival of Sukkot, and a day after the 50th anniversary of the Yom Kippur War — Hamas and other Palestinian armed groups launched Operation al-Aqsa Flood, a coordinated assault consisting of land and air attacks into multiple border areas of Israel.” Obviously this comment is very opinionated, but as far as Wikipedia policy (and the United Nations is for that matter) concerned, this was a military operation. Cheers! The Weather Event Writer (Talk Page) 17:29, 13 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]
This whole article is just a POV fork, I am thinking deletion/merge nomination is the way to go here. Selfstudier (talk) 17:21, 13 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]
@Selfstudier: Do you have a reliable source for the accusation that it is a POV fork? If your argument is based on common name and/or not being a military invasion, then you just accused the UN of being POV when it also stated the name of the operation was this. The Weather Event Writer (Talk Page) 17:43, 13 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Nominated for deletion/remerge. Selfstudier (talk) 17:44, 13 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]
@Selfstudier: Why on earth would you start an AfD in the middle of the RM? That is blatant disruptive editing and serves no purpose except beating the point because of a “I have to be right” mentality. I urgently request you withdraw your AfD until the RM concludes, at which point, you can continue the AfD. The Weather Event Writer (Talk Page) 18:15, 13 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]
This was raised at my talk page and I have responded there. Selfstudier (talk) 19:04, 13 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]
It wouldn't be the first time the UN or Al Jazeera would be accused of being biased against Israel. [3] [4] Daniel Souza (talk) 05:49, 16 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose rename. "Al-Aqsa Flood" is the name used in English language publications when this operation is given a proper name. Anadolu Agency, Turkish state media, uses Al-Aqsa Flood in English and the more literal translation Aksa Tufanı in Turkish. The Arabic spelling should be added to the introduction with a note that "flood" is a loose translation. Vox Sciurorum (talk) 19:10, 13 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    Maybe it will be more accurate to open a different page talking about the operation: How Hamas prepared etc. This page is not talking about the operation it is talking about the event, the event was a attack/massacre. Sheesheesh (talk) 19:34, 13 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]
STRONG Oppose. I concur in response to @WeatherWriter. "Operation al-Aqsa Flood" is the most appropriate title for the page. Codenamephoenix (talk) 20:13, 13 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]
@Alaexis:, the first link you posted is an editorial, and given the complexity of the situation, probably falls under the not-RS clause in WP:RSEDITORIAL, given the first sentence of the editorial is "This attack is inexcusable", meaning a non-neutral source. The second source by The Guardian is a good reason for the other name. That said, earlier, I mentioned 3 RS (Al Jazeera, Reuters, & The United Nations (UN)), which all referred to it by the Operation name. Given that, you need to provide a lot more sources which do not refer to the initial attack (7-8 October, not subsequent incidences) as an operation for your reasoning of common name to be utilized accurately, especially since the United Nations point blank said, "Hamas and other Palestinian armed groups launched Operation al-Aqsa Flood, a coordinated assault consisting of land and air attacks into multiple border areas of Israel". Cheers! The Weather Event Writer (Talk Page) 21:10, 13 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Fair enough, probably we'd need to do some kind of google count. Still, given the uncertainty about the numbers, I'd go for the descriptive name. Alaexis¿question? 21:56, 13 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose rename. Per WeatherWriter.–Yeagvr (talk) 01:26, 14 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  • Strong support for rename: The most important focus with a contentious topic like this is to maintain neutrality, especially with respect to WP:5P2. We are currently having a similar dispute with the title of Operation Gideon (2020) where concerns about the policy WP:CODENAME were mentioned. Per WP:CODENAME, "Operational codenames generally make poor titles, as the codename gives no indication of when or where the action took place and only represents one side's planning (potentially leading writers to focus on that side's point of view). It is better to use an appropriate geographical name for the article, creating a redirect from the operational name". While this may currently be a popular name for the incident, using operational terminology does run the risk of "leading writers to focus on that side's point of view", which is a concern raised by WikiJunkie, Vice regent and Selfstudier. Though WeatherWriter mentions Operation Overlord, that operation was exceptionally notable, while the operational name of this recent event is merely in the news as of right now. The current title doesn't appear to be a common name either; many entities have and will provide various terms for this event. As Iskandar323 previously and correctly mentioned, WP:NCE is the most appropriate path forward in our effort to maintain both accuracy and neutrality. The next step would be determining an NCE title we can agree with; the current candidates appear to be "2023 Hamas attacks on Israel", "2023 incursion into Israel", "2023 Hamas offensive into Israel", with some suggesting the addition of "October" to the date. In my personal opinion, the most accurate and neutral title would be 2023 incursion into Israel as several sources use the term "incursion" and it differentiates between the various "attacks" (rockets and other weapons) occurring at the time and the "incursion" (boots on the ground in Israel), which is more precise and notable.--WMrapids (talk) 02:18, 14 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Do you have proof that it is not the common name? In the discussion, several sources, including the United Nations mentioned it as this operation name, saying, "Hamas and other Palestinian armed groups launched Operation al-Aqsa Flood, a coordinated assault consisting of land and air attacks into multiple border areas of Israel". The Weather Event Writer (Talk Page) 02:27, 14 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]
According to WP:COMMONNAME: "Wikipedia does not necessarily use the subject's "official" name as an article title; it generally prefers the name that is most commonly used (as determined by its prevalence in a significant majority of independent, reliable English-language sources)". Just because the United Nations uses specific terminology doesn't mean that the variety of sources overall use such terms. For instance, Stanford University[7], the Wilson Center[8], the Atlantic Council[9], CNBC[10], The Daily Telegraph[11] and of course multiple governments plainly call the event a "terrorist attack" without any mention of the operational name. We don't want to go that direction either, so it would be most neutral to use a description in the title with less weight, such as "incursion." WMrapids (talk) 15:29, 14 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support rename. Would prefer something like "Hamas invasion of Israel", but would also support alternatives like "Invasion of Israel" etc. We generally avoid codenames per WP:CODENAMES as they are WP:POV violations; note that WP:POVNAMING recommends against using POV titles, even when the name is common, so long as a recognizable alternative can be found. In this case there are many of descriptive titles that are likely more recognizable than "Operation Al-Aqsa Flood". BilledMammal (talk) 03:03, 14 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose per WeatherWriter and my reply to his comment. Kurtis (talk) 04:31, 14 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  • Rename to something descriptive along the lines of 2023 Israeli ground operations in the Gaza Strip article, Selfstudier (talk) 11:24, 14 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    I am trying to understand the thought process in this discussion: Do we all agree that what has happened answers to the description Crime against humanity?
    "Crimes against humanity refer to specific crimes committed in the context of a large-scale attack targeting civilians, regardless of their nationality. These crimes include murder, torture, sexual violence, enslavement, persecution, enforced disappearance, etc." Trial Sheesheesh (talk) 11:30, 14 October 2023 (UTC) per WP:ARBECR[reply]
    Support: Operation Al-Aqsa Flood is the name of the militia groups for the entire war, and this name gives the false impression that it is only the name of the initial attacks. Parham wiki (talk) 11:44, 14 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    What are you supporting? Selfstudier (talk) 12:07, 14 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    @Parham wiki: Could you specify this comment? “Operation Al-Aqsa Flood”, aka this Wikipedia article, is in-fact just for the name of the initial invasion/attack on 7-8 October, as provided by the UN. Israel’s response isn’t in this article, hence why it is a sub-article of the parent 2023 Israel–Hamas war article. So, it isn’t a “false impression”, but rather the truth and exactly what this article is about. If you are still thinking the article needs to be renamed, then you should specify your “Support” comment with some reasons. If you think the issues from your initial comment were solves and you do not support a renaming, you should specify your comment as “Oppose”. Hope that helps! The Weather Event Writer (Talk Page) 13:31, 14 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    @WeatherWriter: Operation Enduring Freedom is also used together with the United States invasion of Afghanistan, but it does not change the name of United States invasion of Afghanistan to Operation Enduring Freedom. Parham wiki (talk) 17:18, 14 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    @Parham wiki: That is true! Operation Overlord is another example of an Operation name being used in the title, but 99% of people would know it instead as the Allied invasion of France, rather than "Operation Overlord". If I may ask, I am guessing you are ok with this article being titled "Operation Al-Aqsa Flood" then, given the main/parent article 2023 Israel–Hamas war exists? I'm just trying to clarify what you fully mean by "Support"? The Weather Event Writer (Talk Page) 18:18, 14 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    WeatherWriter and Selfstudier I don't know what the most appropriate name is, but I support any name change to disambiguate the 2023 Israel–Hamas war. Parham wiki (talk) 22:28, 14 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support rename to avoid the Codename as title. "Operation Al-Aqsa Flood" should stay as a relink and be mentioned, since media uses it, as was displayed in the discussion. It could be named "2023 Hamas attacks in Israel" or "2023 Hamas incursion into Israel". I advise against using the name "invasion" (don't think it fits here) and against adding "surprise" (attacks are often a surprise and the extent of the surprise might be open for a debate, so it's not such a unique element that it should be added to the title). --Casra (talk) 12:39, 14 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]
I should point out that Codename titles are perfectly allowed on Wikipedia. Operation Overlord is a codename title almost no one knows by its codename…aka the Allied invasion of France/D-Day in WWII. The Codename was used even by the UN (mentioned and quoted multiple times in the discussion already), along with other reliable secondary sources. Because codename titles are allowed to use & the international community is ok using it (including the UN), Wikipedia should use it as well. The Weather Event Writer (Talk Page) 13:22, 14 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Hi, that's a valid reason, but imo this case is different. We can't (or not without further reason) change a historical established name. Even in cases where the name is just wrong we use it, e.g. Spanish flu (that's probably controversial though). But on current topics, we don't know yet what the historical established name will be. So we have the chance to avoid the potential framing problems of a Codename and use a description instead. If the future shows another established name, us or our children will change it. Casra (talk) 14:20, 14 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]
That argument falls under WP:OTHERSTUFFEXISTS, which isn’t a valid argument in discussions. Every article has to be independently assessed. Actually, in terms of WP:OTHERSTUFFEXISTS, this argument wouldn’t work anyway, given Allied invasion of France redirects to Operation Overlord, but anyway, naming consistency isn’t a topic that needs discussed here. Cheers! The Weather Event Writer (Talk Page) 13:11, 14 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]
When there are two names that could be used potentially and it's not obvious which one is dominant, the consistency argument is perfectly legitimate, it has nothing to do with OTHERSTUFFEXISTS. Alaexis¿question? 20:18, 14 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]
There isn't an official operation name for the Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip as of yet. AmericanBaath (talk) 15:00, 14 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Strongly oppose: It is conventional for Wikipedia to use operation names as opposed to description names (Operation Barbarossa as opposed "1941 German invasion of the Soviet Union"; Operation Downfall as opposed to "Proposed United States invasion of Japan"; Operation Overlord as opposed to "1944 Allied invasion of Normandy"; Operation Mongoose as opposed to "CIA terrorism in Cuba"; Operation Northwoods as opposed to "Proposed CIA domestic terrorism against American nationals"). AmericanBaath (talk) 14:59, 14 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Not in this topic area; following a 2019 multi-move RM we changed almost all titles from codenames to descriptive titles. I don't think this should be an exception. BilledMammal (talk) 15:49, 14 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Again, per WP:CODENAME, codenames should only be used for "the most well-known operations (such as Operation Barbarossa), or for military actions that were never carried out (such as Operation Green)." You include multiple codename articles that meet the criteria for WP:CODENAME, Operation Barbarossa (very notable and listed example), Operation Overlord (very notable), Operation Downfall (never carried out) and Operation Northwoods (never carried out). Also, the other stuff exists argument can boomerang the other way; just because unclear operational names are used as titles in other articles does not mean the same thing should be used for this article. In this instance, Alaexis is not making an "other stuff exists" argument but rather a consistency argument. Also, Casra advises that we should avoid recentism while titling this article. WMrapids (talk) 15:51, 14 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]
WP:CODENAME is relevant yet irrelevant I think here. Relevant on the aspect that "Operation Al-Aqsa Flood" is a code name title, but completely irrelevent since 99.99% of people do not know "Operation Overlord" as "Operation Overlord". You ask anyone what was "Operation Overlord", they will say I don't know. You say do you know about D-Day/the Allied invasion of France? They say yes. So the phrase "Most well-known operations" in WP:CODENAME is irrelevent in this case, since almost every operation code-name (including things like Operation Dragoon - i.e. Allied invasion of Southern France) are not known to anyone except military/war historians. To me, if WP:CODENAME is the only reasoning to change the name, then that is a weak-reason to even invalid reason in the discussion, given the complete CODENAME titles that Wikipedia already has where no one but historians know them. The Weather Event Writer (Talk Page) 18:11, 14 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]
You seem to erroneously conflate the Operation Overlord article and the Normandy landings article, with the latter being described as part of Operation Overlord. And if you think "WP:CODENAME is the only reasoning to change the name", then you are ignoring not only my reasoning to support a title with a neutral point of view and typical naming conventions for events, you are also ignoring the reasons provided by others as well. One shouldn't make arguments while ignoring the reasoning of others. WMrapids (talk) 19:29, 14 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Strong oppose this article is about the Palestinian operation and not the Israeli counteroffensive Abo Yemen✉ 16:54, 14 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Support moving to 2023 Hamas attack on Israel per WP:CODENAMES and WP:NPOV. Wikisaurus (talk) 17:05, 14 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]
the day should preferably be written before the month on this article Multiverse Union (talk) 19:05, 14 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Support move to anything any suitable title other than codename. Most people know this simply by Hamas attack/incursion into Israel territory. Whether other articles are named after codename is irrelevant. Still too soon whether the codename will be well known like other article named after codename. Hddty (talk) 01:20, 15 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support rename to 2023 Hamas attack on Israel. Andre🚐 04:10, 15 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support Rename to 2023 Hamas attack on Israel per WP:CODENAMES and WP:POVNAME. Deerove (talk) 04:53, 15 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support naming 2023 Hamas attack on Israel. That is a neutral description of the events. A3811 (talk) 07:42, 15 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose: The current name is an exceptionally strong common name, which is absolutely permitted under WP:POVNAME. Most of the proposed descriptive alternatives are inaccurate, containing "Hamas", while the incursion into Israel was undertaken by multiple militant groups, including, among others, the PIJ. I pointed this out earlier in the discussion, and incidentally noted that "Hamas-led" would be more suitable, or simply "2023 incursion into Israel", but to no avail. Just "Hamas" however, would be lending credence to the simplistic and mildly propagandistic characterization of all Gazans as "Hamas" - an issue that is not just one of inaccuracy, and so imprecision (per WP:CRITERIA), but all other kinds of wrong from an WP:NPOV perspective, especially given how this same mischaracterization is actively being used in the public relations behind the bombing of Gaza as a means to blur the distinction between Hamas and Gaza and valid/invalid targets. Iskandar323 (talk) 12:53, 15 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    Isn't it the opposite? Not all Gazans is a member of Hamas, so we use "Hamas"? However I have no opinion on whether it should be "Hamas" or "Hamas-led". Hddty (talk) 14:42, 15 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    I haven't suggested using "Gazan"; just that "Hamas" is imprecise. My point was that other Gazan groups, such as the PIJ (and possibly others) were involved, so not "Hamas" alone. Iskandar323 (talk) 15:07, 15 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support naming 2023 Hamas attack on Israel, may consider perhaps even more concise 2023 Hamas terror attack on Southern Israel or October 2023 Hamas terror attack on Israel. The main reason to rename is that in English Wikipedia the Al-Aqsa Flood is not descriptive outside of the specialist discussion on radical Islam and the Middle East conflicts, though we can definately retain it in the lead paragraph as the naming given to this Jihadist massacre by Hamas and its allies.GreyShark (dibra) 14:27, 15 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    You said "more concise" and then proposed longer names. Concise means shorter. SuperSardus (talk) 17:16, 15 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  • strongly oppose Operation Al-Aqsa Flood is the formal name of the event and it is so widespread. أحمد ناجي (talk) 15:04, 15 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose: The current title is widely reported as common name all across media outlets. "Operation Al-Aqsa Flood" or "Operation Al-Aqsa Storm" is also the formal name of the ongoing military campaign launched by Hamas. Additionally, the formal name has become popular in public usage.
Proposed alternative titles in the nomination are lengthier as well as obscure, lack accuracy and arent concise. Shadowwarrior8 (talk) 15:25, 15 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Support rename to 2023 Hamas attack on Israel. We don't use the Japanese codename for the Pearl Harbor attacks, or the Al Qaeda codename for the 9/11 attacks. SuperSardus (talk) 17:14, 15 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]
SuperSardus, so you are saying only the winner codenames are used? Isn’t that a little POV’ed and technically a wrong assumption. Operation Silver Fox was a German/Finish military operation against the USSR, which resulted in an allied (USSR assisted by the UK) victory. Military operation names are used all the time for Wikipedia article titles, and even ones no one would recognized. Operation Dragoon is a good example. You know what that is? Probably not. 99% of people would recognize it as the Allied invasion of Southern France during WWII, not Operation Dragoon. Wikipedia still uses it. This operation name was cited by the United Nations, who said “On Saturday 7 October…Hamas and other Palestinian armed groups launched Operation al-Aqsa Flood, a coordinated assault consisting of land and air attacks into multiple border areas of Israel”. Do you have another reason to not use the codename? The Weather Event Writer (Talk Page) 17:32, 15 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]
(Partial joke comment — That’s a funny oxymoron, saying the title violates Wikipedia’s neutrality policy (WP:NPOV), then say we shouldn’t give any credit to one side’s naming scheme in the conflict, which also violates WP:NPOV. So to fix WP:NPOV we need to break WP:NPOV. Would WP:IAR solve this issue? If we ignore all rules for NPOV, we can prevent one sides problem. But then open the loophole into why a title violates NPOV…Maybe WP:IAR solves the NPOV title problem. It is infinity! We just created a mathematical problem whose answer is infinity! The Weather Event Writer (Talk Page) 05:40, 16 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]
There is obviously zero neutrality, when the name of the article reflects the narrative of just one side in the conflict. It should be as neutral as possible, which the current name most surely isn't. — Sundostund mppria (talk / contribs) 05:45, 16 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]
This article is about the Hamas operation. A separate article for the Israeli counter operation should be made Abo Yemen✉ 05:49, 16 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]
(edit conflict) — @Sundostund: Operation Overlord, Operation Dragoon, Operation Condor are examples of code-names being used as Wikipedia article titles. If you think a codename is not-neutral, then you really need to re-read WP:CODENAMES. Heck, the United Nations mentioned this as “Operation Al-Aqsa Flood” twice. Fact Sheet (Ref 8 in the wiki article) & Situation Report (Ref 9 in the wiki article). So…you basically just called the UN, who mentioned the Hamas operation name, for being non-neutral in favor of Hamas? Really? The Weather Event Writer (Talk Page) 05:51, 16 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]
With all due respect, you really need to re-read WP:CODENAMES yourself, IMHO. There is a difference between the most well-known operations (some of which you mentioned), and the other ones, far less notable and known. — Sundostund mppria (talk / contribs) 05:59, 16 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Less notable and known? The UN mentioned the Hamas operation name and you're calling it less notable? Abo Yemen✉ 06:04, 16 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Yes. In historical terms, this won't be as notable and known as Operation Barbarossa and Operation Overlord. — Sundostund mppria (talk / contribs) 06:08, 16 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]
@Sundostund: —(edit conflict) — Operation Niki (10 refs total) & Operation Faustschlag (20 refs total) are examples of “one-sided names” for military operations, lesser known than this one, which again, was mentioned twice by the UN and by several secondary reliable sources. You need another reason besides what you already listed. The Weather Event Writer (Talk Page) 06:11, 16 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Support - to Hamas surprise attack on Israel. The current name is the name decided by Hamas which causes one to fear that the title can be used to support certain ideologies and therefore breaches neutrality. I suggest Hamas surprise attack on Israel since it seems to describe in the most neutral manner the events that unfolded. The attack surprised the Israeli chain of command according to intelligence sources as well as Israel and the USA. The actions that followed by Hezbollah were not a surprise to the Israeli millitary. Furthermore international media including the Guardian, the Wall Street Journal, CNN, the New York Times and others use some variant of 'Hamas attack on Israel'.
In conclusion, there is a serious concern of breach of neutrality and therefore I support the change of title. Homerethegreat (talk) 16:37, 16 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Homerethegreat, look at the comments directly above yours. Several operation names, including ones like Operation Overlord, Operation Niki and Operation Downfall are extremely POV sounding operation titles…Yet they have Wikipedia articles. The United Nations called this operation by name twice. I encourage you to read the longer set of exchanges directly above your reply as it is basically an exact reason as to why “Operation Al-Aqsa Flood” is not a POV violation at all (especially since we have Operation Niki, a Greek military operation named after a Greek goddess, would would be 10x more POV than this one). So please, read the message exchanges directly above this one. The Weather Event Writer (Talk Page) 16:47, 16 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Please refer to the rest of the Support message, specifically the term used by international media. Thank you for your time Homerethegreat (talk) 16:51, 16 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Homerethegreat, thank you for your reply. While you are right that some international media do not mention it by name, others do. Al Jazeera “The Israeli authorities seem to have been caught off-guard by Hamas’s Operation Al-Aqsa Flood on Saturday.” & Reuters & Vox & CNBC are international media that also mention the operation by name. Your comment was based on 2 parts: POV and international media not mentioning it. I just explained why the POV aspect isn’t an issue and I also just provided international media using the term. Do you have any other reasons as to why the Operation name shouldn’t be the title of the article? The Weather Event Writer (Talk Page) 16:57, 16 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Support rename to 2023 Hamas atrocities in Israel or 2023 Hamas massacres in Southern Israel. "Attack" somehow implies a military attack event similar to the Pearl Harbor attacks. This isn't the case here. This event involved contemptible atrocities and crimes against humanity reminiscent of the Holocaust and pogroms. Daffd2222 (talk) 17:46, 16 October 2023 (UTC) Per WP:ARBECR.[reply]

RfC on including the attack in the list of major terrorist incidents

See here. François Robere (talk) 14:41, 13 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Hamas document

"The mission of the department - to attack Kibbutz Alumim with the aim of obtaining as many casualties as possible, taking hostages and preparing within the Kibbutz until further instructions are received." publish at kan. https://www.kan.org.il/content/kan-news/defense/566768/ 2.55.164.196 (talk) 18:20, 13 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

900 Israeli civilians?

Hi, is there any source support that "all the 900 deaths" are civilians? If not, it should be "900 deaths" without "civilians". Thanks.-- فيصل (talk) 23:08, 13 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

alharb ealayk there is way more than 900 only few of them are soldiers אמיר יוגב (talk) 07:25, 15 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]
It's actually 1300 deaths in total at the moment (it might be more). 900 of them were civilians. SuperSardus (talk) 17:15, 15 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Yeah but he asked for sources Abo Yemen✉ 05:23, 16 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]
https://www.trtafrika.com/world/live-blog-israeli-attacks-kill-900-civilians-including-260-children-in-gaza-15330698 A3811 (talk) 08:30, 16 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Total Israeli deaths are about 1400, the absolute majority are civilian.
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/oct/12/israel-hamas-war-gaza-civilian-deaths
https://www.globes.co.il/news/article.aspx?did=1001459676
https://apnews.com/article/israel-palestinians-gaza-hamas-war-refugees-6cf0ff04e513ecec12cf9152656ac1b6 Homerethegreat (talk) 16:56, 16 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Unauthentic claim

The IDF, White House, and other news channels confirm that there were NO babies beheaded. This seems to feed the disinformation regarding the conflict. Should be removed. 2607:FEA8:4F9D:4DA0:0:0:0:964C (talk) 04:15, 14 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

From where is your information? 2A02:14F:17A:F5C5:45CD:786C:C5:8BC9 (talk) 08:04, 14 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]
This is one problem with early splitting, the parent article needs to be checked as it is constantly changing, most of this page is already present at the parent and things on this page that have changed in the parent need to be changed here.
The latest info on this specifically is here. Selfstudier (talk) 12:04, 14 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 14 October 2023

“The terrorist attack was met with an Israeli counteroffensive”

(sited at Wikipedia that US and UN declared Hamas as a terror organization) 2A02:14F:17A:F5C5:45CD:786C:C5:8BC9 (talk) 08:03, 14 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

 Not done: This is already well-covered under the section Israeli response. Tollens (talk) 10:58, 14 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Nope.. still doesn’t say terror attack. Again- Hamas is declared as a terror organization 2A06:C701:4A08:FB00:38E3:61FE:DA96:4EAC (talk) 16:56, 14 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Ah - I misunderstood the request. Please see MOS:TERRORIST. Tollens (talk) 20:59, 14 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]
no Abo Yemen✉ 17:10, 14 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 14 October 2023 (2)

Israel has killed gaza civillian around 2200 people, most of them are child and woman. Astha47 (talk) 22:44, 14 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

 Not done: This article is only about the attacks carried out by Hamas on 7 October – please see 2023 Israel–Hamas war for the article about the war as a whole, which already includes this information. Tollens (talk) 03:43, 15 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

worst casualties since the Holocaust?

This statement seems to not bear up to some fact-checking, I'm not sure if it should be amplified so prominently. Didn't more people die in 1973? Andre🚐 03:44, 15 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

The statement is actually worst single-day massacre of Jews since the Holocaust, which is correct. BilledMammal (talk) 03:50, 15 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Because 1973 happened over multiple days? Or it's not considered a massacre? Andre🚐 04:19, 15 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Both; my understanding is that no massacres took place during the Yom Kipper war, and it took place over almost three weeks. BilledMammal (talk) 04:22, 15 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Quick question, what is the worst single day massacre of Palestinians? Selfstudier (talk) 16:30, 16 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]
@Andrevan: I find the overall framing rather curious. We know that the majority were Israelis, and that there were also many non-Israelis, and some dual nationals, etc., but who decided the head count of people that identified as Jews (as opposed to other identities, e.g. irreligious Israeli) and matched it up against historical figures? I get that the Israeli government racially profiles everyone with Jewish ancestry as Jewish, and I assume this is going by their summations, but it seems very late 19th-century to early 20th-century to actually be counting people by the religious/ethnic affiliation, when they were not, for example, attending a house of worship ... and not forgetting Israeli Arabs were also killed. Iskandar323 (talk) 17:22, 16 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Well, we do know that Hamas targeted Jewish people in kibbutzim and predominantly Jewish settlements, but yes, we don't actually know how many were Jewish versus Christian, Arab, or other. But the sources are likely assuming any Israeli-sounding non-Arab-sounding person is a Jewish Israeli, which is probably a reasonable assumption to make, and it's not us making that assumption but relying on reliable sources. I still think it's possibly not a great statement for many reasons, but it's probably a fair assumption that Hamas didn't take any Arabs hostage. Andre🚐 17:52, 16 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 15 October 2023

The death toll for the music festival massacre was 270+, not 260 172.195.84.132 (talk) 03:52, 15 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

 Done ARandomName123 (talk)Ping me! 22:13, 15 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 15 October 2023 (2)

Change word MILITANT from “conducted by the Palestinian Islamist MILITANT group Hamas”

To “terrorist”

“conducted by the Palestinian Islamist terrorist group Hamas”


SOURCE: Director of National Intelligence - Counter terrorism unit: https://www.dni.gov/nctc/groups/hamas.html 96.225.21.157 (talk) 16:53, 15 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

 Not done for now: please establish a consensus for this alteration before using the {{Edit extended-protected}} template. This is a controversial change that seems to go against MOS:LABEL. —TechnoSquirrel69 (sigh) 19:49, 15 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Added hat note for a redirect for "7 October 2023"

Since this seems to be the main historic event for this day, I have added a hat note for a redirect from "7 October 2023" to this article. Dmy format is standard in this part of the world. This event has been heavily compared to both the Pearl Harbor attack and 9/11. The January 6 United States Capitol attack has a hat note for redirect from "January 6, 2021" and the Attack on Pearl Harbor has a hat note on "December 7, 1941" as a redirect, so why not have one for this event as well? I don't think that a redirect for "10/7" or "7/10" is appropriate since I don't see that many sources calling it the "10/7 attacks" but I think that "7 October 2023" is appropriate. Undescribed (talk) 02:53, 16 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

RfC on including the attack in the List of Islamist terrorist attacks

See here. TarnishedPathtalk 07:46, 16 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Document

The document showing Hamas aimed to target children in schools was supposedly going to take place 7th of october - during sabbath day when schools are closed. suggests fabrication. 85.231.117.101 (talk) 08:33, 16 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

"7 October 2023" listed at Redirects for discussion

The redirect 7 October 2023 has been listed at redirects for discussion to determine whether its use and function meets the redirect guidelines. Readers of this page are welcome to comment on this redirect at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2023 October 16 § 7 October 2023 until a consensus is reached. Merlinsorca 18:25, 16 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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