Ok, you do have a point there. I guess.
The attack was in risk to escalate once Hamas launched a rocket on Eshkol, which was not "Militant against militant", it was attack on civilians.
As we both know, in this incident, Palestinian civilians were untouched.
So the latest was pure act of Palestinian terrorism.
I would suggest, an attack against unarmed civilians is an act of terrorism. These should be condemned and the criminals executed. There is no excuse for suck attacks, from any side.
An attack against armed settlers in the occupied lands is not as they are known to attack civilians themselves, thus becoming legitimate targets.
An attack against the IDF, especially when they are inside the Gaza border, is not terrorism as the troops from gaza are attacking an invading force.
There may have been no Palestinian civilians murdered or injured in the latest mess but there is a very long list from previous Israeli attacks so there is little wonder the Palestinians are upset.
An attack on armed settlers is something negotiable. Settlers do attack, just like Palestinians do. But if a settler child sufferes the response, it is not justified anymore than if a Palestinian child does. That is why it depends on the situation.
The attack on the Fogels was an unforgivable crime. The attack on the Palestinian vehicle in the West Bank by settlers in unacceptable, just as their stoning on the Palestinian girls' bus.
But the West Bank and the Western Negev are totally different issues. Here, in the south, we live inside the green line, we are not 'occupiers', most of our men over here are agriculturists, this border from both sides has farmers that want to work and eat and raise families, something which we forget. Hamas is cynically hurting both Israelis and Palestinians by provoking the actions which took place in the past week, they can complain to themselves alone.
In the last couple of days the IDF held itself back, which is both good and bad, and thankfully, no civilian injuries took place on this border, something which brings much pride to our troops knowing Palestinians uninvolved civilians were left unharmed, so not to provoke anything more from them.