People caught in the crossfire would be the accurate definition.
Plus soldiers historically tend to react to how their opponents fight. For the average IDF soldier these Hamas fighters tend to act like the Japanese army did to the US Army in the Pacific. So that’s going to cause the average IDF soldier to become more brutal while they are fighting them and perhaps they’ll throw in grenades into buildings that may have civilians hiding inside without checking first. Because Hamas has a habit of fighting from occupied buildings.
Of course gang members have entered the country as have criminals. Entered illegally and legally. I did not say they did not but its not as if thousands of MS13 gang members have entered. MS13 would still be a massive problem even if zero people crossed the border illegally.
And before the parsing starts yes I know that anyone entering the country illegally is committing a crime but you know exactly what I mean.
You realize of course that Israel is not sending Palestinians on death marches into the desert, right? Hamas can end this war tomorrow by releasing the hostages and surrendering.
Their roots are in Los Angeles. The gang was originally formed by El Salvodoran immigrants to protect themselves from other gang activity. Obviously they had no noble intent so I am not deluding myself that they were some sort of benevolent group only protecting themselves. As they grew in power they became more violent.
Like all gangs they have no regard for human life and are only interested in what serves them best. Like all gangs they are a blight on society.
Aren’t they? Blocking humanitarian aide? Starvation? Holding millions of non-combatants hostage unless their government complies with a demand? The “safe” area being a shifting concept that later becomes a conflict zone? Yeah, that sounds like a just way to proceed.
You might not like it, but it’s not genocide. Israel is allowing humanitarian aid into Gaza, but it’s a war zone, so it’s obviously very complicated. Palestinians are not starving to death.