Saying innocent people die in wars is not to dismiss their deaths as collateral damage. It’s a horrendous and heartbreaking fact that has been true for as long as there have been wars which have happened for as long as there have been people.
My problem with these threads is that it’s always Israel being called upon to recognise the humanity of the Palestinians. UNWRA schools have been teaching Jew hatred and Jihadist propaganda including honouring “fallen martyrs” ie terrorists who have killed Jews. Yes both sides need to respect the other, but one side has a lot further to go to recognise the other’s humanity. If you don’t know that, then you are woefully ill-informed on the hurdles that stand in the way of “peace”.
We are years away from this cycle of death and suffering being broken and it isn’t going to happen when Hamas has a chorus of people telling Israel to behave and be proportionate and restrained and peaceful. This will not be solved by focusing on Hamas/Palestine and Israel. It’s too big. It needs a massive effort from many countries to make things change eg Arab countries could be influenced to get Hamas under control but our governments are going to be reluctant to push them too much as we need them for oil & commerce. Men in suits sending sternly worded messages across mahogany tables while Gazans are being bombed and Israelis run to the shelters to avoid munitions from Hamas. Houthis & Hezbollah.
If one side makes the first move toward peace and puts their weapons down in an act of good faith they run the risk of being killed. Would you take that first step? Would you unilaterally stop retaliating when your people are attacked? The retaliation won’t stop until the attacks stop and they won’t stop until the retaliations stop.