I think that Hamas did this precicely to provoke the Israelis to get back at them in a very heavy-handed way, and then cry “just watch what the nazi-zionist bastards are doing to us”, hoping that by then the media have almost all but forgotten how Hamas started this latest escalation by attacking civilians. Actually, it already works, just look at all the pro-palestinians out in the street and in the media that cries about how awful Israel is, while conveniently staying silent about what Hamas did in the initial phase. Now, for the record, I also think the Israeli government and their military have behaved like assholes since its independence in 1948. But that doesn’t take away their right to self defense.
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