# 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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> [@iiandyiiii](#):
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> You wouldn’t accept an ICE explanation of a missing child “they were in a migrant zone” or “they were in a group of criminal aliens”.

Apples and elephants. ICE isn’t defending this country against an existential threat.

> [@iiandyiiii](#):
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> And the IDF lied about this already!

According to Wikipedia, which as I cited has an anti-Israel bias.

> [@iiandyiiii](#):
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> Why would you trust them so easily after their initial lies were exposed, and they’ve never even tried again to explain?

I don’t have to trust them. I don’t see that there’s any reason they need to explain anything about this to anyone.

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