Israel/Palestine

i do know that the propaganda machine of hamas and iran is sophisticated and well funded.
for every accusation u level here, i have read refutations and qualifications that i do not have at my fingertips. so i cant cite sources, etc. but here r some things i believe to b true-

aid to gaza has been routinely hijacked by hamas and sold on the black market or diverted to their fighters. just as they have been hijacking international aid for yrs to buy weapons and build their infrastructure. (and loot it, outright, and stash it in other countries, like qatar.) this is a big reason y convoys get held up. aid has often piled up, trying to organize security. if they cared about their ppl, this wd not happen.
i also believe that hamas cd have sheltered civilians in their tunnels during bombing, but never did. ditto food stores that they have there and elsewhere.

but above all, if leaders in gaza had been focused on their ppl instead of their enemies, they wouldnt need the aid they depend on now. they’d have infrastructure to feed their ppl. when israel pulled out completely in ‘05, they tore down greenhouses that were left behind.

yes, hamas uses hospitals and schools as military installations. iirc, this violates the geneva convention.
i have read and believe that israel takes pains to prevent civilian casualties, including dropping leaflets, sending text msgs, and evacuations. i have seen numbers that they have had much success. again, i dont have them at my fingertips.
i believe hamas casualty figures r deceitful. they count natural deaths as war dead. they count fighters as civilians, esp young men, who they count as children.

and above all, i think it is very much arguable that this is a genocide. that has a specific definition, and ppl of good faith can and do argue about whether it is or isnt. i, personally, do not think it meets the definition.
what does meet it, tho, r massacres happening in many other parts of the world that get little or no attention in the media cuz there r no jews to blame.