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Originally Posted by Bownesian
Agree to disagree I guess.
As an observer with no personal attachment to either side, I see a modern army making a reasonable effort to move civilians away from the fighting while their opponent has used vast resources to make sure any fighting happens where their own civilians will be killed.
Like I said, people commit unintentional and intentional crimes in every war, including individual Israelis in this one. I just don't see an intentional systematic extermination or permanent displacement at the nation level, which fits the intent of the term Genocide.
I expect the ICC will eventually agree and will say that while there were individual crimes against humanity (as in just about every war), it was not systemic on Israel's part.
I am also hopeful that either Hamas capitulates quickly (best), or is destroyed quickly (worse because they will get a lot of civilians killed in the process), because those are the only routes to peace now.
War is hell, which is why it's not a good idea to start one.
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Why do you expect that the complete elimination of Hamas will not lead to another similar group arising from the ashes, fueled by the hatred of children who had their parents killed and their homes and lands decimated?