HAMAS carried out a massive terrorist attack on Israeli civilians
in areas neighboring Gaza,
killing at least 1000.
It also took over 100 hostages.
In revenge,
Israel bombed residential neighborhoods
of Gaza. It has not finished yet, and I expect it will kill many
thousands of Gazan civilians. The report I've seen is that at least
830 in Gaza have been killed by shelling which has hit a school a well as hospitals and homes.
In the past, Israel has always offered some sort of excuses after
killing unarmed Palestinian civilians, individually or massively. But
the excuses are often strained. Israel's attacks
have hit
press offices
and medical clinics,
as well as residences
too. Israeli
snipers have shot medics
attending protests.
I can't conclude that Israel's attacks on Gaza are really other than
larger terrorist attacks.
Meanwhile, Israel has put Gaza under total siege, keeping out
food and medicine even as the hospitals are overwhelmed.
I expect that Netanyahu will use this
to force through the final blow against judicial independence in Israel.