# Hamas attacks Israel, October 2023 **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Tags:** breaking-news, israel-hamas-war\ **Created:** [October 7, 2023, 10:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hamas-attacks-israel-october-2023/991234 "2023-10-07T10:17:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 30
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2024, 9:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hamas-attacks-israel-october-2023/991234/641 "2024-10-18T09:07:17Z")
> [@bobot](#): > > I figured that going after hamas leadership was how Israel was going to _start_ their response. It has been. Unfortunately, Hamas leadership has been hiding in tunnels beneath Gaza for the past year, so getting to them has not been easy. I wonder if we’ll ever know what caused Sinwar to finally pop his head out. ---
**Author:** ![DPRK](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/4491bb/32.png) [@DPRK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DPRK)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2024, 12:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hamas-attacks-israel-october-2023/991234/642 "2024-10-18T12:08:29Z")
The thing about Sinwar is, he was, if anything, a serious fucking psycho. So who knows what kind of death wishes he had? Maybe someone will tell the story. ---
**Author:** ![Babale](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/babale/32/15666_2.png) [@Babale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Babale)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2024, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hamas-attacks-israel-october-2023/991234/643 "2024-10-18T14:20:05Z")
> [@DPRK](#): > > So who knows what kind of death wishes he had? Maybe someone will tell the story. He was apparently trying to leave Gaza. He was killed in disguise, with the equivalent of $10,000 in Israeli money and a fake UNRWA ID on him. So, perhaps, he wasn’t as happy to die for the cause as he’d like you to believe. Truly a fitting end. Reminiscent of Jefferson Davis fleeing in a dress. What’s hilarious are the idiots on Twitter who try to portray him as heroic, going down fighting. Sure, buddy; he threw a stick at a drone on his way out of the country he fucked up so thoroughly; that makes him a “hero”… ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2024, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hamas-attacks-israel-october-2023/991234/644 "2024-10-18T17:08:25Z")
Did he die from wounds after throwing the stick, or was he shot shortly thereafter? ---
**Author:** ![Babale](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/babale/32/15666_2.png) [@Babale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Babale)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2024, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hamas-attacks-israel-october-2023/991234/645 "2024-10-18T17:11:11Z")
> [@carnivorousplant](#): > > Did he die from wounds after throwing the stick, or was he shot shortly thereafter?. He was killed shortly thereafter. I’m not sure if it was by gunshot or an artillery strike. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2024, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hamas-attacks-israel-october-2023/991234/646 "2024-10-18T17:28:36Z")
Artillery strike. The video **Darren\_Garrison** linked to says they dropped a round on the building after he was spotted inside. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2024, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hamas-attacks-israel-october-2023/991234/647 "2024-10-18T18:23:16Z")
Autopsy says he was killed by a [gunshot to the head.](https://www.cnn.com/world/live-news/israel-hamas-lebanon-sinwar-gaza-iran-10-18-24-intl-hnk/index.html) ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2024, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hamas-attacks-israel-october-2023/991234/648 "2024-10-18T18:32:17Z")
I wonder if he was found alive by an IDF guy who’s sister was raped on October 7. ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2024, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hamas-attacks-israel-october-2023/991234/649 "2024-10-18T18:58:44Z")
There is a pretty detailed Reddit thread on the incident here: [https://www.reddit.com/r/CombatFootage/comments/1g6033e/the\_last\_moments\_of\_hamas\_leader\_sinwar\_in\_the/](https://www.reddit.com/r/CombatFootage/comments/1g6033e/the_last_moments_of_hamas_leader_sinwar_in_the/) One of the most interesting tidbits in that thread is that there is an apparently famous photo of him sitting in a different comfy chair in bombed out rubble from three years ago. [![](https://i.imgur.com/IWPhXXQ.jpeg) ](https://i.imgur.com/IWPhXXQ.jpeg) (He seemed to be enjoying it more that time.) ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2024, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hamas-attacks-israel-october-2023/991234/650 "2024-10-18T23:42:08Z")
We need like buttons. ---
**Author:** ![Babale](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/babale/32/15666_2.png) [@Babale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Babale)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2024, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hamas-attacks-israel-october-2023/991234/651 "2024-10-22T13:01:46Z")
Heard an interesting point today: apparently the “All Eyes on Rafah” thing was about telling us where to look for Sinwar all along… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hamas-attacks-israel-october-2023/991234.md?page=29)