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

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**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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**Post date:** [October 18, 2023, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-hamas-attacks-israel-thread-october-2023/991317/406 "2023-10-18T20:40:53Z")

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> [@IDF's alleged recording of Islamic Jihad, and questions of journalistic integrity and trust](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/idfs-alleged-recording-of-islamic-jihad-and-questions-of-journalistic-integrity-and-trust/991857/27):
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> Did the IDF intelligence officers who recorded the intercept provide their names to you? Why do you believe them over unnamed Arab journalists?

There is video of it being a failed rocket fired from Gaza. That’s pretty compelling. Whether it was Hamas or Islamic Jihad is a minor detail compared to whether it was from Gaza or an air strike from Israel.

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