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In reply to the discussion: Fresh strike on Jabaliya refugee camp reported as Israel intensifies attacks on Gaza [View all]Beastly Boy
(9,509 posts)And you don't get to be self-righteous about it. This is determined by applying the military concept of proportionality, by high ranking officers who then may be compelled to justify their decisions. And the meaning of retaliation itself may come into question in the context of military action.
So bombs and artillery fell on Gaza randomly, all by themselves. They weren't targeting Hamas. Hamas didn't cause the IDF to target their military infrastructure, which they hid in residential areas. And it is just a coincidence that the bombs started falling on the territory of Gaza after Hamas crossed the international border, and attacked Israeli civilians and took hostages. That wasn't the cause for the war to begin and the bombs to start falling, right?
And Israel declaring war on Hamas wasn't the effect caused by their attack on Israeli civilians and taking hostages, right?
And the civilian deaths weren't the consequence of IDF bombing Hamas targets, which was effectuated by the declaration of war on Hamas, which was in turn caused by Hamas attacking Israel, right?
It all just happened for no reason, right?