Talk:Re'im music festival massacre/RFC on terminology

RFC on Terminology

{{rfc|hist|soc}} Should the Hamas combatants be referred to as militants or terrorists?

Should the attack be referred to in the short description and the lede paragraph as a terror attack?

Please answer the first question and the second question with brief statements in the two Surveys. Please do not reply to other editors in the Surveys. That is what the Discussions are for. In the Discussion sections, remember that civility is the fourth pillar of Wikipedia.

Survey 1: Militants or Terrorists?

Should the Hamas combatants be referred to as militants or terrorists?

Survey 2: Terror Attack?

Should the attack be referred to in the short description and the lede paragraph as a terror attack?

General Discussion

International media and experts refer to event as a terror attack and Hamas fighters in event as terrorists, also following their actions of rape, murder, sexual assault and other actions attributed to them. In light of which, in favor of the terms terrorist, terror attack.