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[–] xor@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 9 months ago (1 children)

But the issue is that Israel is absolutely capable of executing this war while causing massively fewer civilian casualties, and their failure to do is intentional and deplorable.

And that's not even taking account of the fact that Netanyahu's government have encouraged the development of hamas for their own political means. This war didn't happen in a vacuum, and Israeli colonialism is a significant factor in causing this crisis.

[–] DarkGamer@kbin.social -3 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

Israel is absolutely capable of executing this war while causing massively fewer civilian casualties

The alternatives I see to sending in troops with air support are, 1) Send troops in without air support into hostile urban guerilla territory, resulting in heavy casualties, or 2) Do not retaliate for Oct 7, encouraging further future attacks. What alternative do you have in mind that would cause fewer civilian casualties?

Netanyahu’s government have encouraged the development of hamas for their own political means

Yup, divide and conquer seems to have been a terrible strategy in hindsight, it appears he will be voted out soon because of this.

Israeli colonialism is a significant factor in causing this crisis.

Indeed.

[–] xor@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 9 months ago

I can't claim to be an expert on military strategy, so I wouldn't be willing to propose strategy.

But the ratio of civilian to military casualties is obscene, even for an urban warfare environment