# Hamas attacks Israel, October 2023

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**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")\
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> [@puzzlegal](#):
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> Hamas violating the laws of war (indisputable) does not give Israel the right to do so in response

The argument isn’t based on tit for tat “you violated laws of war so we get to” revenge logic. The argument is that a building with civilians in it is not protected by the laws of war if used by Hamas for combat operations; in fact engaging in military operations out of a protected location such as a hospital _is in and of itself a war crime_, and so Israel is not guilty of war crimes if they bomb a building from which Hamas’s actions removed protection.

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