Hamas also didn't have to shoot at the UN and Israeli delegation who were seeking to inspect the location for the pier being built for humanitarian aid, (not Israeli military forces) and have promised to attack any US service personnel if they try building the pier or try bringing aid.
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A Hamas official told The Associated Press on Wednesday that the militant group will resist any foreign military presence involved with the port project"
They specifically pointed to the US (also known as the great Satan because of our decadence and homosexuality) so the BBC are telling the British they will probably get handed the port headache.
And certainly Hamas didn't have to kill most of the hostages. Apparently Hamas themselves believe only about 40 hostages can still be found alive, out of the 132 they have or had hostage after the prisoner swap (hostages for convicted criminals).
(Because of the way Hamas holds hostages they currently are not sure how many may eventually be found... But they think there's a possibility most have now been murdered by Hamas counterparts)
So... We have a terrorist organization that fights out of Palestinian schools
The UN finally investigated the Palestinian storing of rockets in UNRWA schools and their use of the schools to launch rockets against Israel, all of which constitute grave violations of the Geneva Conventions and international humanitarian law. Key findings gleaned from the UN report: Hamas...
unwatch.org
Using people, women and children because they have the most traumatic effect for the camera and make excellent propaganda pawns, as human shields.
Hamas has declared publicly that they will never stop fighting until every Jew is dead and Israel the nation completely dissolved.
That's the goal, stated multiple multiple times since Oct. 7, not that anyone cares to listen to the very group they are supporting.
So basically what these kids are doing is attempting to provide material support for a terrorist organization, an organization that does more harm to the Palestinians than Israel ever even thought about.
As much as you might find it distasteful, when people declare war on you - which Hamas did on Oct.7 against Israel - you fight them until they are not able to fight you anymore.