# 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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**Post date:** [October 19, 2023, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-hamas-attacks-israel-thread-october-2023/991317/424 "2023-10-19T19:14:25Z")

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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/991857/40):
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> Here’s an article summarizing it, which does not go into greater detail:

That is a helpful link, which I hadn’t seen. It lowers my confidence that this was a PIJ attack, by raising a couple of other plausible explanations. But ultimately, I’m just not in a position to make a clear judgment: I have no expertise to bring to the table.

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