The West is still swallowing Hamas’s propaganda
Hamas is committed to the destruction of Israel. Its leaders have pledged to repeat the murderous 7 October terror attack on Israel again and again. Although Israel is regularly accused of carrying out a 'genocide' in Gaza, Hamas is the only party in this war that is officially committed to the genocide of the other. Israel's official position, on the other hand, is that its soldiers should avoid civilian casualties where possible. And it has taken measures to do so, such as warning of impending attacks, even when this puts its own forces at greater risk.
This is what Israel is fighting against – an Islamist death cult that wants Israel's destruction and is more than willing to sacrifice the lives of the civilians under its rule. The civilian casualties in Gaza are indeed a terrible tragedy. Like those Israelis killed on 7 October, they too are victims of Hamas's terror.