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Originally Posted by CliffFletcher

Is Israel at war with Gaza? Yes

Is bombing cities where enemy forces are operating a war crime? Doesn't really matter at this point, they are doing it. As Corsi pointed out "crime" doesn't even really matter in this context given Israel is not a party to a lot of the International laws

How much is Israel currently restraining its firepower, and how much should they restrain their firepower while pursuing their aim of removing the threat of Hamas? Well, they could nuke them, so they are restraining their firepower. This is however not only a question of firepower or munitions. Its also a question of starving out the general population and not letting aid into Gaza.

It’s difficult to come up with any principled moral calculus of what’s happening in Gaza without considering those questions.

See above