I dismiss all that, an attack mainly on civilians was made by the governing body of Gaza, intensionally killing young and old alike...
For me, end of story, smash the army until they are no more.
Civilians in ANY war take a hit, WWII is a good example, Germany just flattened Europe, civilian casualties were horrendous, but sadly for the German civilians, their turn would come.
To me, the German & Hamas wars are similar, started by fruitcakes with big ideas......