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Were the Hamas attacks on Israel so brutal because the killers were high on the drug Captagon?

Posted on AllSides November 2nd, 2023
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It's called many names. The jihadi drug, Captain Courage, the Poor Man’s Cocaine. But were Hamas terrorists high on the synthetic stimulant Captagon when they attacked Israel on Oct. 7, brutally killing more than 1,400 people and kidnapping at least 220 more?

Two Israeli security officials with direct knowledge of the matter confirmed to USA TODAY that the methamphetamine-like substance was found on at least some Hamas members killed during or after the stunning raids on Israel, bolstering an Oct. 19 report by Israel's Channel 12 News that was not...

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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2023/11/02/hamas-captagon-drug-use-idf-claim/71288873007/

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