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As usual, Hamas is to blame for everything and Israel is to blame for nothing.
Regardless of who has killed more children.
This isn't Halo or Call of Duty. This isn't "red team" vs "blue team". This isn't a game. There is no score to be tracked and no victory or loss for who can kill more children. The only people that are "losing" in this conflict are the innocent people caught in the crossfire.
The fact that you're implying that it's okay for Israel or Hamas to keep killing as long as they're not on top of some sort of "child-killing leaderboard" is absolutely sickening. I'm literally sick to my stomach even thinking about that. I could not possibly care less who killed who's child first, killing children is wrong. Killing innocent children in retaliation to killing innocent children is wrong. There's no "score" to settle when that "score" involves the injury or death of innocent people. Both sides fucking suck for killing innocent people.
Furthermore, I'll reiterate my point that both sides fucking suck for killing innocent people. That is the only absolute that belongs in this conversation. Neither side is innocent in regards to deaths of innocent people, and neither side is fully to blame for the deaths of innocent people. Hamas is at fault for using innocent people as meat shields and Israel is at fault for firing anyway. Whether Hamas struck first some weeks ago or not, regardless of which "side" started this however many years ago, both Israel and Hamas are culpable for deaths of innocent people. Full stop. No scores, no "winners", and the only "loss" is loss of life.
I never implied it was okay for either side to kill civilians.
You're making up arguments that are easier to argue against.