This has been going on long before Hamas were formed but you already know that.Why did Hamas start it then?
Any nation that fights a war with an arm tied behind its back is looking for to many casualties of it's own.
Hamas do seem to have got the war of annihilation they craved though.
Not going to do him any good at the ballot box though is it.Same could be said for Netanyahu. For more than 20 years he's opposed a 2 state solution. If you keep kicking people, eventually they'll kick back. What did Israel expect? Isn't 70 years enough?
What wonderful Whataboutary.So this whole thing started on October 7th then? Very selective history...
I’ve just been for both after a long week in work. Might drink myself into oblivion lol.Might be Baileys now, seeing as though Christmas seems to have started.
I doubt it is indiscriminate. The casualties would be much much higher if it was.Stop the indiscriminate bombing. United Nations said it perfectly. War crimes are being committed. The bombing of apartment blocks with hundreds of people in them is not proportionate. The bombing of hospitals, schools and universities is proportionate. The entire infrastructure of the country and the death of over 11,000, half of which are children cannot be justified. This isn't a war, this is a destruction of a people.
They aren't but as I understand it it was planed by Hamas "ultras" in complete secrecy and most of those who took part only got to know when the operation actually started.From what I've read Israel/Mosaad has heavily infiltrated Hamas and have plenty of informants on the inside, some very highly placed within the organisation. They aren't entirely reliant eavesdropping technology.
You didn’t even try to answer the question.
As opposed to whatnotaboutery.What wonderful Whataboutary.
Well Israel certainly wouldn't have invaded if that atrocity hadn't happened. Poking a stick in a beehive eally isn't a good idea.
I doubt it is indiscriminate. The casualties would be much much higher if it was.
It really is quite simple. Israel would not be dismantling Hamas in Gaza today if Hamas had not attacked Israel on 7h Oct.Oh, sorry. You asked "Why did Hamas start it then?"
If by "it" you mean the conflict, they didn't, of course.
If by "it" you mean this particular phase of the conflict, I can think of many reasons, but the most likely is that Iran wanted, firstly, to give Israel a bloody nose and two, to scupper any Israel reconciliation with Arab states and lastly, to weaken the US position in the Middle East when the inevitable disproportionate response is meted out.
Job done, I would say.