# 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:** [November 2, 2023, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-hamas-attacks-israel-thread-october-2023/991317/805 "2023-11-02T02:39:44Z")

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> [@Hamas attacks Israel, October 2023](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hamas-attacks-israel-october-2023/991234/561):
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> Given the population ratio, killing 1200 Israelis is equivalent to killing 50,000 Americans.

More population ratio perspectives:

> <https://twitter.com/ShibleyTelhami/status/1719551690364322140>

According to latest Palestinian Ministry of Health statistics, it would be more like the equivalent of half a million American children killed, and one and a half million total American dead.

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