People are understandably upset with the deaths of Palestinian children in Gaza. But, at the same time, they're apparently OK with Hamas crossing the border to rape, murder and kidnap unarmed civilians? Or, if not OK with it, then at least they appear to believe that the Israeli response is all out of proportion.
I suppose one could say the same about the destruction of Japan during WW II. That it was out of proportion to the attack on Pearl Harbor.
War sucks. It really, really sucks. That's why sane people don't start them.
Israel claims that Hamas is using civilians, including children, to shield military targets. That's why they send warnings to evacuate areas before attacks. By international law, the presence of civilians does not make a military target immune to attack.
International organizations say that there have been attacks on areas where they could not find any military objective, or that some attacks have violated the Principle of Proportionality. The IDF says that's not true or that such attacks weren't intended to be attacks against civilians.
Personally, I don't know who to believe, but I do know, with absolute certainty, that Hamas started this war so, IMHO, all of the blood that's been shed is on their hands.
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