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Originally Posted by Pointman
You would be correct if Israel cut power out of revenge. But they did it to get hostages released, a condition that Hamas could easily satisfy and the thing they should have done regardless.
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That's not how conflicts work. If Israel took this current path to its extreme conclusion and a million people starved to death, the rest of the world isn't going to say "oh well, it's still Hamas' fault". Israel will get blamed for those deaths. And for a country like Israel that largely relies on another country for its security, international reputation isn't something they can just ignore. If Israel lets fanatics drive their response, it will likely harm their security in the long term.