The thing I just don’t get is what purpose would bombing even serve in this war? We all know Hamas hides in the tunnels, we all know IDF doesn’t know everything about said tunnels (i.e. doesn’t have a perfect map of them) and blowing up tunnels by bombing the houses on top just feels like the most destructive way possible.
I get it’s far more dangerous to clear the tunnels inch by inch on foot. They’re likely booby trapped and it is fighting your enemy on home turf. But given that civilians aren’t allowed in the tunnels it seems like the obvious way to minimize civilian casualties down to virtually nothing. Pair that with above ground house by house clearing and you have the slowest war in world history yes, but maybe the first ethical war as well. But it’s clear that was never a goal. Israel is doing what they can to ensure they get to finish this before the world at large stops them. And by finish I mean raze Gaza (and the West Bank) to the ground and end any hope for Palestinan statehood once and for all.
I get it’s far more dangerous to clear the tunnels inch by inch on foot. They’re likely booby trapped and it is fighting your enemy on home turf. But given that civilians aren’t allowed in the tunnels it seems like the obvious way to minimize civilian casualties down to virtually nothing.
Exactly. They didn’t do this because the IDF is the most cowardly army in the world.
Oh no, can’t risk our precious soldiers so instead let’s completely level innocent people’s homes to get down to tunnels which are at least 10 metres underground. And they expect us to understand.
Yeah we understand alright, they realised it’s easier to just kill them all from afar and pick up the pieces after. Morality be damned. If there was a god he would be looking at them with absolute shame.
The thing I just don’t get is what purpose would bombing even serve in this war? We all know Hamas hides in the tunnels, we all know IDF doesn’t know everything about said tunnels (i.e. doesn’t have a perfect map of them) and blowing up tunnels by bombing the houses on top just feels like the most destructive way possible.
I get it’s far more dangerous to clear the tunnels inch by inch on foot. They’re likely booby trapped and it is fighting your enemy on home turf. But given that civilians aren’t allowed in the tunnels it seems like the obvious way to minimize civilian casualties down to virtually nothing. Pair that with above ground house by house clearing and you have the slowest war in world history yes, but maybe the first ethical war as well. But it’s clear that was never a goal. Israel is doing what they can to ensure they get to finish this before the world at large stops them. And by finish I mean raze Gaza (and the West Bank) to the ground and end any hope for Palestinan statehood once and for all.
Exactly. They didn’t do this because the IDF is the most cowardly army in the world.
Oh no, can’t risk our precious soldiers so instead let’s completely level innocent people’s homes to get down to tunnels which are at least 10 metres underground. And they expect us to understand.
Yeah we understand alright, they realised it’s easier to just kill them all from afar and pick up the pieces after. Morality be damned. If there was a god he would be looking at them with absolute shame.