Seagull58
In the Algarve
At no time have I said I condone, support or justify the Israeli actions. I have offered a description/explanation of what they are compared to the Hamas actions.I think everyone agrees that decapitation with a garden hoe is more shocking than killing some with a bomb. It's more visceral. Perhaps we've become desensitised to airstrikes. The outcome is the same though.
As has been said countless times: the Hamas attacks were awful but they did not happen a vacuum. We can't ignore the historical context.
What you call a "military operation" has thus far resulted in ~2500 dead children in a couple of weeks. Collateral damage, I suppose. At what stage would the asymmetric death toll become too much in your eyes? Not to mention the destruction of homes, schools and businesses.
Lastly, do you have hope that the IDF will eradicate Hamas? What do you envision happening next? The Palestinians peacefully accepting their fate?
As to what I hope for; a 2 state solution with lasting peace. Tragically, there are Arabs whose objective is the destruction of Israel and there are ultra-orthodox jews whose objective is an enlarged Israeli State.