Israel military says 2 civilians killed for every Hamas militant is a 'tremendously positive' ratio given combat challen

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7. It was a tone deaf comment that recklessly failed to acknowledge the tragedy of civilian deaths.

Lt. Col. Jonathan Conricus is usually more self-disciplined than to make a reckless comment like this. The media in Israel, this morning, is discussing the rock and hard place Hamas has put Israel between. No one is seeing the deaths of civilians as anything other than tragic. This is an ugly and bitter war, started by Hamas, which has intentionally placed itself within the civilian population and cruelly sees the high death toll as a means of turning the world even further against Israel. That doesn't not make the deaths of civilians any less regrettable and tragic. Fighting a war in an urban landscape is always a nightmare. The world is demanding another way of fighting this war, but no one has said how. This war can end tomorrow if Hamas releases the 137 hostages it is holding and surrenders to end a war that at the end of the day they are destined to lose.
As for accusing Israel of committing war crimes, that doesn't hold up to internationally accepted definitions of war crimes. Tragic consequences of war does not equal a war crime. To see what a war crime actually is one only needs to look to the actions of Hamas.