I still donât understand the point. Allied forces having to fight their way through air defenses before bombing civilians somehow makes it more /less justified?
Israel is not targeting civilians. If they wanted to completely level Gaza with absolutely no regard for civilian casualties, they would have been finished a long time ago, particularly with no air defenses to worry about. They wouldnât have told civilians where to go to be safe prior to bombing. They would have simply started at the North end of Gaza and bombed all the say down to the South, day and night. That is not what is happening.
The point was that innocent civilians are being killed because cowardly terrorists hide behind them. If Israel vowed that no innocent civilians would be killed they would not be able to carry out the mission of defeating Hamas and Hezbollah.
I think that the point that georgephillip is making is that IAF can and does bomb homeless, starving, sick and traumatized Palestinian refugee camps in complete safety and absolute impunity.
For them, bombing refugee camps, hospitals, schools, residential apartment buildings etc carries no more personal risk than playing a video game.
Meanwhile, the Allied pilots faced a real Air Force and anti-aircraft ground defenses to deal with.
That's just one reason that this is a genocide and in no way a "war".
Before you claim that Hamas and Hezbollah use civilians and children as "human shields", please note that when IDFers shoot children "for fun", those children can hardly be considered effective "human shields".
There are several mistakes in you comment to address so, I'll just start with this one:
Israel is not targeting civilians.
- âVideo Shows IDF Snipers Shooting Palestinian Children For Fun, But Facebook Wonât Let You Share Itâ
EXCERPT âFootage released on YouTube clearly shows Israeli soldiers firing live rounds at Palestinian children playing on a roof in Al Khalil, an area of Hebron in Occupied Palestine. An important piece of evidence attesting to the brutality of Israeli occupation. Yet, Facebook users have reported that the social media platform is preventing them from sharing the video.â CONTINUED
- "Israel is not fighting against Hamas but against civilians, implementing a criminal policy of bombings"
EXCERPT "More than two million people are currently crowded into the southern Gaza Strip with nowhere else to go. Continuing to implement this bombing policy will almost certainly result in the killing of thousands more civilians. In these circumstances, Israel must immediately stop implementing this policy, which is sowing more and more death and destruction, and worsening the humanitarian catastrophe in the Gaza Strip." CONTINUED
- "âNot a normal warâ: doctors say children have been targeted by Israeli snipers in Gaza"

âNot a normal warâ: doctors say children have been targeted by Israeli snipers in Gaza
IDF says it âcompletely rejectsâ charge that its soldiers deliberately fired on any of the thousands of civilians killed in Israeli offensive
EXCERPT. "Eyewitness accounts and video recordings appear to back up claims that Israeli soldiers have fired on civilians, including children, outside of combat with Hamas or other armed groups. In some cases, witnesses describe coming under fire while waving white flags. Haaretz reported on Saturday that Israel routinely fires on civilians in areas its military has declared a âcombat zoneâ."CONTINUED
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At the same time the genocidal Zionists are systematically exterminating Gaza's native residents and stealing their homes, farms and land, Israel's propaganda mill is running at full capacity churning out grisly lies about "headless babies" and "mass rapes"that have later turned out to be fraudulent.
- "A list of Israeli lies, propaganda and genocidal intent"

A list of Israeli lies, propaganda and genocidal intent
There's so much maybe you need a recap.
EXCERPT
"The Propaganda:
"Israelâs military and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahuâs office claimed that Hamas fighters beheaded up to 40 children during their October 7 attack on the town of Kfar Aza. The incendiary allegations spread quickly and were widely repeated in the media and by President Joe Biden, who falsely claimed during a meeting with Jewish leaders that he personally saw photos of beheaded children, which the White House later walked back, admitting he had not seen any such photos and that the US had not verified the claim. However, Israeli journalists who visited the scene of the alleged beheadings saw no evidence to support the allegation and the Israeli military officials accompanying them made no mention of it. The Israeli army subsequently refused to confirm the claim and more than a week later no evidence has emerged to support it."
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- "Fact Sheet: Israelâs History of Spreading Disinformation"
Fact Sheet: Israelâs History of Spreading Disinformation | IMEU
The Institute for Middle East Understanding (IMEU) is a non-profit organization that offers journalists facts, analysis, experts, and digital resources about Palestine and Palestinians.
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"Claims of rape - October 2023"
"Israeli officials circulated claims that Hamas fighters raped women during their attack on October 7, which were widely repeated in the US media and by US politicians, including President Biden during an address on national television. However, on October 10 an Israeli military spokesperson told a journalist from the Forward, Arno Rosenfeld, that Israel âdoes not yet have any evidence of rape having occurred during Saturdayâs attack or its aftermathâ and more than a week later Israel has yet to provide any proof. Journalist Rosenfeld also traced how the story spread based largely on claims made by people who didnât actually say they witnessed the alleged rapes." CONTINUED
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Finally, I'd like your opinion as to why at least some members of the Netanyahu government knew about the uprising over a year in advance and deliberately allowed it to occur.
Hamas even produced a video showing how, where and when the attack was going to occur.
Israeli guards at the Wall repeatedly warned government officials that an attack was imminent but instead of reenforcing the Wall / border, the Netanyahu government withdrew forces. Why?
It's as if the Netanyahu government knew of and allowed a carefully controlled attack to occur to have an excuse to exterminate / expel Gaza's native population, steal Gaza and give more Palestinian land to violent, foreign "Settlers".
Thanks,