> They’re killing innocent people for no good reason.
They're killing innocent people as the least-bad option.
Hamas killed a bunch of innocent Israelis. Hamas has stated, clearly and repeatedly, that they intend to continue doing so until they have killed them all. Israel has decided that Hamas has to be destroyed, in order to protect innocent people.
But Hamas surrounds itself with civilians[1]. Faced with the the choice of killing Hamas (and killing innocent Palestinians in the process), or not killing Hamas (and having Hamas kill innocent Israelis), Israel has chosen to kill Hamas. This is not a choice between killing innocents and not killing innocents - that choice is not an option. This is a choice of which innocents die.
[1] Why does Hamas surround itself with civilians? Because it knows that Israel is reluctant to cause civilian casualties. They went far enough this time that Israel has overcome that reluctance.
They're killing innocent people as the least-bad option.
Hamas killed a bunch of innocent Israelis. Hamas has stated, clearly and repeatedly, that they intend to continue doing so until they have killed them all. Israel has decided that Hamas has to be destroyed, in order to protect innocent people.
But Hamas surrounds itself with civilians[1]. Faced with the the choice of killing Hamas (and killing innocent Palestinians in the process), or not killing Hamas (and having Hamas kill innocent Israelis), Israel has chosen to kill Hamas. This is not a choice between killing innocents and not killing innocents - that choice is not an option. This is a choice of which innocents die.
[1] Why does Hamas surround itself with civilians? Because it knows that Israel is reluctant to cause civilian casualties. They went far enough this time that Israel has overcome that reluctance.