Iron said:
I'm not unconvinced that this Israeli push wont break Hamas and Palestinian terrorism once and for all. One or both sides are incapable of negotiating with civility - perhaps this effort to aggressively smash this lingering resistance to Israel's right to exist is the only real solution? The only real way to get Palestine to seriously come to the table?
Killing civilians isn't going to help Israel though. IMO, this will only make things worse. Yes they might kill everyone connected to Hamas [highly unlikely btw], but what happens next? People will go back to their homes, and they'll realise Israelis took over... Oh and let's not forget that a new group [probably worse] will rise.
&let's not forget that this is because the Palestinians want their land back, they want supplies, and freedom. When Israel begins to act like the Palestinians are human beings rather than pests, maybe then there will be peace in the area.
This war really isn't something that will end the Palestinian/Israeli conflict, it's going to make it worse. You'll see.
katie, who fucking cares if there were weapons or not, couldn't the Israeli army have marched in and taken the rockets? Or are they wimps?