Eradicating Hamas

Nov 7th 2023 The Guardian

Israel’s attempt to destroy Hamas will breed more radicalisation, UN expert says

A fact: Hamas attacked Israel.

Another fact: Of course Israel has the right to defend itself, everyone has.

And another fact: Israel can kill a lot of fighters, probably even everyone in Hamas, but killing on that scale would breed more radicalisation, and create many more fighters. And the idea of resistance and a Palestinian state would still live on.

“Half the infrastructure of Gaza has been destroyed. 9,000 people have been killed, 3,500 of them are reported to be children, over 1,000 of them are still under the rubble. How on earth is that going to lead to peace?”

What this looks like to me, is sowing the seeds of the next war.