# Discussion for the Israel-Hamas War: A thread in the Pit

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**Created:** [November 5, 2023, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-for-the-israel-hamas-war-a-thread-in-the-pit/992653 "2023-11-05T21:57:34Z")\
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> [@Banquet\_Bear](#):
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> …why do you lie about everything I said?

November 13th;

> [@Discussion thread for the Hamas Attacks Israel thread, October 2023](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-hamas-attacks-israel-thread-october-2023/991317/1497):
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> And we aren’t just talking about Al-Shifa. 21 hospitals in Gaza are out of service. No fuel. No food. No water. No medicine.

November 14th;

> [@Discussion thread for the Hamas Attacks Israel thread, October 2023](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-hamas-attacks-israel-thread-october-2023/991317/1642):
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> An estimated 12,000 people have died in Gaza. An estimated 5000 children. It is still under siege. No food, no water, no fuel.

December 13th;

> [@Discussion thread for the Hamas Attacks Israel thread, October 2023](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-hamas-attacks-israel-thread-october-2023/991317/2455):
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> What few supplies that were making its way through the blockade were shut down. No food. No water. No medical supplies. No fuel.

December 24th;

> [@Discussion thread for the Hamas Attacks Israel thread, October 2023](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-hamas-attacks-israel-thread-october-2023/991317/2869):
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> …and at the moment, according to UN spokespeople, just under a million people have been forced into Rafah that is now overcrowded, no food, no water, no shelter, not enough medical care.

January 7th;

> [@Discussion thread for the Hamas Attacks Israel thread, October 2023](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-hamas-attacks-israel-thread-october-2023/991317/3228):
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> Hospital management said health workers had no food.

February 6th;

> [@Discussion thread for the Hamas Attacks Israel thread, October 2023](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-hamas-attacks-israel-thread-october-2023/991317/3376):
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> Israel declaring that they “won’t let any food in until the hostages are released” is a _war crime_.

February 22nd;

> [@Discussion thread for the Hamas Attacks Israel thread, October 2023](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-hamas-attacks-israel-thread-october-2023/991317/3714):
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> So no food will be getting through to the north any time soon

February 24th;

> [@Discussion thread for the Hamas Attacks Israel thread, October 2023](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-hamas-attacks-israel-thread-october-2023/991317/3735):
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> In the north of Gaza they are experiencing famine. Many children have already died from starvation. Some are boiling grass and leaves to eat, having used up the supply of animal feed.
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> No food can get to the north of Gaza. Fields have been razed. This is a death sentence.

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