# Discussion thread for the Hamas Attacks Israel thread, October 2023

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Tags:** israel-hamas-war\
**Created:** [October 9, 2023, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-hamas-attacks-israel-thread-october-2023/991317 "2023-10-09T15:10:01Z")\
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**Author:** ![Babale](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/babale/32/15666_2.png) [@Babale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Babale)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2023, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-hamas-attacks-israel-thread-october-2023/991317/1619 "2023-11-14T23:05:24Z")

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> [@Banquet\_Bear](#):
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> The people of Gaza don’t need to listen to what “Israel intends to do on their propaganda channels.”
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> _They are living it._

You don’t get to respond to a tiny fragment of my post and pretend you addressed my point.

I didn’t dispute any of this:

> [@Banquet\_Bear](#):
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> They’ve had their homes destroyed. Friends and family killed. Been forced to move with only what they can carry on their backs

But your allegation that Israel will never allow them to return is outlandish, as is your claim that Israel deliberately targeted their friends and family in order to drive them away.

Eta: not outlandish - Hamas propaganda.

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