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by mcphage 963 days ago
Well, they’re certainly not stopping yet, so we’ll see how high the death toll gets. The rate doesn’t seem like it’s going to drop anytime soon.
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A high death toll is not the definition of genocide.

There are 200+ hostages still held in Gaza be Hamas, a terrorist group that also governs Gaza. Tens if not hundreds of rockets are being fired daily. Israel has made it clear that they are going to war against Hamas and will not stop until they are eliminated; that is going to lead to civilian deaths. The civilian death are tragic. The war may be a mistake and it may backfire. But collateral damage in war is not a genocide just because the numbers are high.