Fireurimagination
SENIOR MEMBER
Conflict didn't start on October 7. Palestinian's made a successful counterstrike for once in decades. This does not give Israel the right to commit genocide. A blockade is an act of war as well. And so is a occupation. You cannot expect peace and calm when waging war. Israel can secure peace and calm by withdrawing it's occupation forces from the West Bank and lifting the blockade on Gaza. So why don't they? Simple. They don't want peace.
I never said conflict started on October 7, I said Israel won't stop this time until they defang Hamas. In fact they got an opportunity because of foolishness of Hamas in carrying out the said attack and taking kids, women and elderly as hostages.
Israel doesn't have a right to commit genocide, neither did Hamas had the right to kill people indiscriminately and think the same won't have any consequences.
When Gaza / West Bank were not under blockade there were daily suicide bombings in night clubs and bus stops in Tel Aviv, do you believe Israelis are fools to do that and die themselves.
It's not the time for false bravado, Hamas needs to take a step back to help its own people for whom they are fighting or as they say, else there won't be much to fight for in 6 months time.