# 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:** [December 20, 2025, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-hamas-attacks-israel-thread-october-2023/991317/5792 "2025-12-20T00:25:11Z")

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> [@iiandyiiii](#):
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> After her car was shot and family members killed, she was trapped in a car for hours. Her cousin, who later died, managed to call for paramedics. The paramedics were finally able to come get her. When they arrived, the IDF killed everyone left alive.

According to who? Wikipedia? I’m not taking anything Wikipedia says about Israel at face value these days.

> [@iiandyiiii](#):
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> you’re similarly uncurious about the incompetent Trumper bozos who Netanyahu put in charge of distributing aid to Gaza, purely because they were pals of Trump, right? And when their incompetence meant that many desperate Gazans died avoidable deaths, similarly you probably have no interest in any explanation, or accountability, right?

I’m curious about why you think Hamas stealing food aid intended for civilians is a non-factor. Handing out MREs doesn’t usually require any special level of competence.

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