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I hadn't seen those numbers. The increasing popularity of Hamas and the way they are seen as the only hope for many Palestinians is indeed understandable. I've heard some commentators say the leaderships on both side can never be part of any peace deal after recent atrocities, but change on either side seems less and less likely. Israel using their own war crimes in Gaza to distract from increasing illegal activity in West Bank, which is actually empowering Hamas. I don't believe Israel's main aim is to defeat Hamas: they want to somehow prove all Palestinians are implicated in Hamas' crimes as an excuse to commit genocide. Article about current polling here
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The 840 IDF soldiers who were killed were valid targets under international law I think. Of course that’ll be disputed by Isreal who doesn’t recognise the occupation.