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Originally Posted by PepsiFree
The problem with this line of thinking is that they do target civilians. They could choose not to. They do bomb schools, hospitals, shelters, media buildings, childcare centers, homes. They could choose not to. They have an overwhelming military advantage. Their power outranks Hamas by an insane degree. It doesn't make it ok that Hamas hides rockets under schools, but Israel has a choice.
They know Hamas is using civilians as shields. They still target the shield. Let's not pretend Israel is not targeting innocent people. They are, with the end goal of striking Hamas. They are perfectly happy to kill 100 innocent Palestinians if it means they kill 10 Hamas.
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Okay how would you target Hamas? Using a ground operation? where all said might is neutralized? Would you go hunting them door to door? Of course they target those places, they are trying to stop rockets being fired at their country! Here is another part about killing 100 innocents first of all 1/3 of the rockets made in Gaza actually fall in Gaza! Not all those 100 innocents are killed by Israel. Also, you have a media war, which means that Hamas does in fact recruits teenager as a part of its rocket crews. Why? because it is better press when Israel kills children. And Israel isn't perfectly happy killing 100 civilians to get to 10... that's where we disagree. If Israel was so happy about that ratio, then they would've bombed Shifa Hospital by now, especially since there are bunkers underneath.
I'm not happy about killing one civilian in Gaza. I have a problem that we really can't tell who is who. As I was saying Israel would be more than happy if the rockets would simply stop. The problem is that whenever it's convenient they are fired. It's something the Hamas holds over Israel's head. Whenever it is convenient they fire rockets, then they quickly ask for a cease fire. I honestly don't have a solution.
I am personally worried about my grandparents who live in Israel... They don't have a bomb shelter, they are instructed to run to the staircase in their apartment building. They have a hard time sleeping, and don't bother running anywhere because of their advanced age. They also have done nothing to anyone in the Palestinian territory...