The U.S. is Israel's biggest ally. If it wasn't for the U.S., Israel would not possess nuclear weapons or even exist. However, I do not think that the U.S. should get too involved in this dispute, because if/when they do, it is always in favour of the Israelis which isn't really an effective balance of power.
In any UN resolutions, the U.S. and Israel always vote the same way, and I think some people are underestimating the huge influence the U.S. has over Israel's policies. Some even argue that Iraq is an overt operation to have a better geopolitical placement in the middle east for Israel. Israel also recieves a lot of foreign aid from the U.S.
The whole situation is messed up for sure, but it isn't entirely Hamas' fault, this conflict has been around long before they were elected, and it will probably continue on long after they are out of office.
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