It鈥檚 almost exactly the same area as Philadelphia with nearly a million more people in it.
I thought this article showed how crazy what鈥檚 going on is. It鈥檚 like a terrorist organization had infiltrated Manhattan and you respond by bombing it and telling people to move south (all while you鈥檝e blockaded all fuel and resources even to make the move or find shelter in October and now November once you鈥檝e moved). Of course Hamas has human shields. Where is it even possible for Hamas to exist without Human shields? Where is it possible for Gazans to safely relocate? There are 2.1-2.3M people in this tiny area, all under complete and total blockade.
And the rush to do this doesn鈥檛 make any sense to me either. As I understand it, Hostages have died under this bombing rampage. So it鈥檚 not a rush to save the hostages. If Israel is serious about eradicating Hamas without any civilian causalities, why isn鈥檛 it setting up pathways for Gazans to seek real refuge where they will no be bombed by Israel before starting the military operation? It could simply along with the US and UN guarantee to pay Egypt for hosting Gazan refugees and guarantee their right to return after the military operation was completed. But Netanyahu鈥檚 government certainly hasn鈥檛 done that.
I think Hamas officials and fighters belong in front of the ICC in the Hague. But I think the same of Netanyahu and his cabinet and ministers.