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Originally Posted by Doctorfever
I certainly believed that there would be a measured response from the Oct 7 attacks.
I hate to talk about human beings as “numbers”, because they are all someone’s child, mother, or father. With that said, unfortunately it has come down to numbers.
It is impossible for me know exactly what it was like on Oct 7, it’s equally impossible for me to know exactly what it’s like in the war zones, the bunkers, the tunnels, etc. so I can’t give you an answer.
It goes without saying that one more death is one to many. But we all know that this will continue.
Like I posted earlier, I do not believe that Hamas is at all interested in a ceasefire. But that’s just my opinion.
I am genuinely shocked at the percentage of people who supported the Oct 7th attacks / hostage taking in Gaza. The numbers you posted show Israel also wanting a big response. These numbers on both sides speak to how deep and long this conflict goes back in time.
I really don’t know how it ends when one side (again, my opinion) doesn’t want it to stop. I also believe that Hamas has no intention of lasting peace with Israel. So even if we get a temporary ceasefire, they will be back again. The same can be argued for Israel not wanting peace with settlers in the West Bank.
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I agree with Hamas is not interested in Peace.
You seem to punt on the question of is the Israeli response in its method an extent of civilian casualties justified.
This conflict ends when Iran stops funding Hamas. The mass civilian deaths end when ever Israel decides its inflicted enough damage. Then we go back to the hundreds of deaths a year phase of the conflict as Israel defends itself with vastly superior tech.
Now I don’t know how you stop Iran from funding Hamas or how you eliminate Hamas leadership outside of Gaza but the current actions of Israel do not advance either. So I agree it’s hard to see an end to the conflict.