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Originally Posted by Osem
There are plenty of innocent people in Gaza who have no time for Hamas but are still being bombed and killed. What are they supposed to do about it? On the other hand, Hamas are probably delighted at the burgeoning support they will undoubtedly have as a result of all this and if that takes sacrificing some of their own to that end they probably couldn't care less.
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Sadly, the death of innocent people is an inevitable consequence of war. In probably every war that's occured innocent people have been killed. The safest place is off the battlefield probably near the Egyptian border but away from the tunnels and other strategic targets.
If Hamas gets support it won't be in Gaza. Hamas has used its fellow Palestinians as human shields. At some time,there will be elections again in Gaza. If the Palestinians want peace they won't elect Hamas. If they want revenge and are prepared to accept the consequences they will continue to elect Hamas but I think it is unlikely as they will be too busy burying their dead and repairing the damage from this conflict.
Hamas already has support outside Gaza, from Egypt for one so nothing has really changed, unless we find tunnels leading elsewhere. Israel on the hand are likely to tighten security in Gaza particularly with regard to militants.
The fighting still continues; more innocent people continue to die;diplomatic talks regarding a ceasefire plod on so at present we are no nearer to a peace.
The Palestinians and Israelis really need to look to the future and need to find a way to bring about a sustainable peace.Without it the two nations will destroy themselves killing many innocent people in the process.