Hamas have given us a vivid reminder of the evils of the current Islamist extremes. They are content to die for their faith and here is the result. Saying that, this is a significant failure for the Israeli security services. They are supposed to have Gaza locked down by sea and land but we see 1000's of missiles being smuggled in, assembled and fired into Israel.
What is interesting are the "normal" reactions from both sides where they condemn the other side yet dance around the reasons and underpinnings of these events. Corbyn is a classic example of this. He will not condemn the attacks in clear language yet will pivot back to the behaviour of Israel.
As you can see on this forum, no sensible debate can be had without recognising the faults on both sides. Gaza is the worlds largest prison camp. It has minimal healthcare, water & electricity rationed by Israel and 40% unemployment. Generations have been born in this camp with literally no hope. No wonder the likes of Hamas seduce them. In a way, Israel helped to form Hamas. By refusing to take seriously the PLO and its attempts to pursue a two state solution, it effectedly spawned Hamas and led us here today.
Both sides are signed up a predominantly Old Testament moral code: "an eye for an eye" with the inevitable "sow and ye shall reap". Like some here are doing, everyone in Gaza are treated as terrorists:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-67045078
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Palestinian health officials say more than 400 people have been killed in retaliatory Israeli air strikes on Gaza.
Most areas are without electricity as Israel has stopped supplying Gaza with power. Gaza's own supplier can only provide 20% of the electricity needed.
Food and water supplies have also been cut.
Driving through the Gaza city centre on Sunday morning, I saw rubble blocking roads. Shops were closed, except for a few bakeries where long queues had formed.
The escalation has made Gaza's dreadful humanitarian situation even worse.
Its under-equipped hospitals - which at the best of times struggle to provide healthcare to a population of more than two million people - have launched desperate appeals for blood donors.
Mahmoud Shalabi, Gaza director of the charity Medical Aid for Palestinians, described the city's main hospital as a "slaughterhouse".
Many people were lying on the ground in the emergency department, he said. "There were many dead bodies in the morgue and many medical staff were unable to cope with the huge influx of casualties they were receiving," Mr Shalabi added.
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It is sad that world will, quite correctly, focus on the Israelis killed by Hamas, however the innocents killed by the retaliatory IDF bombs will be lost to history.