Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/2023 Gaza war

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The result was redirect‎ to October 2023 Gaza−Israel conflict. Overwhelming consensus that a standalone article is not warranted at this time, and a redirect is the clear opinion. Acting on this in a speedy manner to avoid confusion. Fuzheado | Talk 14:38, 7 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

2023 Gaza war

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article already exists Abo Yemen ✉ 13:38, 7 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Politics-related deletion discussions. Abo Yemen ✉ 13:38, 7 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Support- yeah this is the exact same thing as October 2023 Gaza−Israel conflict, literally no reason for it to exist - presidentofyes, the super aussa man 13:40, 7 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy redirect duplicate, and warn the disruptive editor. Triggerhippie4 (talk) 13:41, 7 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

How is ElijahPepe disruptive, huh? (Disclaimer: the page was discussed on the Wikipedia Discord right before it was sent to AfD, so I can't really !vote.) LilianaUwU ^{(talk / contributions)} 13:45, 7 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose — There is a separation in topic that should exist but does not at present because of the nascency of this event. elijahpepe@wikipedia (he/him) 13:44, 7 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Redirect - no need to delete plausible search term. FunkMonk (talk) 13:46, 7 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Speedy delete/merge/redirect Needless duplicate of existing article.Selfstudier (talk) 13:47, 7 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Delete as duplicate. Delete and redirect is also fine. No added value in the article. gidonb (talk) 13:51, 7 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Delete/Redirect - Article titles are essentially synonyms and scopes identical. All the information here is contained within or outdated by (e.g. in updated casualty counts) the October 2023 Gaza−Israel conflict page. Benjitheijneb (talk) 14:02, 7 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

The scopes are not identical. The war article is specifically about the actions taken by the IDF following the attack. The attack article is about the attack. There is a reason one is longer than the other—that being that there is more information on the attack right now—and more attention to the attack article. elijahpepe@wikipedia (he/him) 14:09, 7 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Redirect and speedy close, duplicate article Chessrat ^{(talk, contributions)} 14:07, 7 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Support This seems like WP:CRYSTALBALL to me, as it is too early to tell how this will develop. I'd say that a redirect to October 2023 Gaza−Israel conflict is the best course of action. The Gaza War article can be remade in the future depending on how this goes. DarkRevival (talk) 14:35, 7 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.