First of all, I probably am the only person here comment on this issue without Bias, and I have been correct for several issue, including this war will lead to hundred of thousand of Palestinian Casualty, which when I said that, the Idea of IDF will simply destroy Gaza seems like a funny idea for you and a lot of people.
The issue here is you are talking about some remotely tangible thing that can't compare, sure, 100 of thousand of Israel left their home in Northern Gaza and don't know when they will be back, but then is it the same as hundreds of Israeli Iphone being booby-trapped and multiple IDF high echelon being assassinated. That's what the IDF is doing even before any hostility.
As I said before, a South Lebanon conflict is no good for either side, but then that doesn't negate what had happened.
I wouldn't say the 60 square mile stripe that virtually have levelled and with a few building standing is "Handicapped" Israel, how many people IDF loses? 2, 3000? How many Gazan is dead or is going to die? Let me spell this out for you, even if IDF left Gaza tomorrow, and give Palestinian their statehood, let's say this happen. Israel will care about jack all in Gaza, they won't send in food, water, fuel, electricity, they won't open their border, they are going to wash their hand on Gaza, and do you know how many % of Gaza infrastructure rely on Israel? Look at the aid distribution, you are talking about 5 to 15% of aid coming thru to Gaza WITHOUT Israel open the border, which mean if even if peace achieve tomorrow and Palestinian achieve statehood, people is still going to die from starvation, disease, wihtout access to drinking water, without access to proper medical care, until Gaza is completely rebuild, and who is going to rebuild it? And how long is it going to take?
Most estimation is saying at least 20% of the population is going to die or accelerated their death even if the war ends tomorrow, and the war is not ending tomorrow
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For what? A few rocket fired into Israeli? Sure, that's handicapped the Israeli alright, you may as well line your head up to the path of the bullet to assassinate Isahell soldier...