Why did Israel have to kill so many people?

The Red Cross, normally scrupulous in its unwillingness to single out parties to a conflict for criticism, sharply criticised Israel for preventing medical personnel from reaching wounded Palestinians, some of whom remained trapped for days, slowly starving and dying in the Gazan rubble amidst their dead relatives.

Most answers will blindly blame Hamas and ignore the fact that Israelis blew up schools, hospitals, UN compounds, Red Cross compounds, ambulances, and press offices. Who can say why the Israelis did it, but we can say it is a war crime.

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