That’s not the end goal. The end goal is security for the Israeli people. If Palestinians choose peace, they’d have it. They have not chosen that path yet.
Israel is not trying to eliminate people of a belief system. Their objective is to eliminate Hamas, whose charter is to destroy Israel, and in Saturday’s attack demonstrated they’ll do it without remorse in the most cruel ways.
Israel wants security for the people of Israel. Ideally, this is peace with their neighbors. Hamas has chosen war. Israel has no choice but the take action.
it’s terrible that the Palestinians chose Hamas as their leaders. It’s terrible the Hamas chose war. They’ve had opportunity after opportunity for peace.
But they chose was, to attack Israelis in their homes, in a peace party, in the street. To slaughter them like animals. That’s unhinged behavior.
Don’t put words in my mouth. I’m absolutely not saying that. Let me be clear: Palestinians should have a state and live peacefully as neighbors of Israel.
However, as of now, the Palestinian leadership is fracture and (in the case of Hamas) undeniably barbaric. The Palestinians need to choose better leaders and take themselves to freedom and peace they deserve.
Israel orders unprecedented evacuation of 1 million in Gaza as possible ground offensive looms (apnews.com)