The conflict has been going on for 75 years. It has taken large scale atrocities on civilians with a level of barbarity rarely seen before for Israel to declare war on Gaza but there are reports going back years of Israel breaking the human rights laws of Palestinians, illegally occupying territory, killing and imprisoning civilians indiscriminately and preventing basic human needs like food and water getting to Gaza and the West Bank.
Billions of aid has been given to the Palestinians over decades, there is a heavy presence from the UN and global human rights agencies so these abuses have been well documented.
The horrific attack on Israel was apparently the Palestinians fighting for freedom after years of suppression and atrocities against them. A large proportion of the world seems to believe it was warranted but Israel declaring war in retaliation isn’t.
In which case. it begs the question why has Israel, a UN member, not been dealt with before these current events? Sanctions put in place, UN peacekeeping forces sent in, barred from the political world stage etc?
Surely it would have been more cost effective in terms of money AND lives if the world had intervened before current events?