This is a good summary about why the Israeli strategy is so self-defeating: Hamas doesn’t give a fuck about civilian casualties in Gaza except as a way to get the rest of the world outraged at Israel. And Israel is giving them exactly what they want. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/09/world/middleeast/hamas-gaza-israel.html?unlocked_article_code=1.E00.XzAC.ndvt9xNawjNF&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare [gift link]