I find it tragically ironic that Israel has been forced by Hamas' indiscriminate rocket attacks to lay siege to The Gaza Strip. The results must be measured in the lives of innocents lost by seemingly casual attacks by the Israeli Army and Air Force in response to Hamas unguided missles aimed at Israel.
The irony is the comparison to be drawn between today's slaughter of inncoents in Gaza and that which occurred in Warsaw during WWII when the Nazis laid seige to the ghettos after Jews decided to defend themselves and reject the Nazis desire to lead Jews to death camps like sheep to a slaughter. I'm aghast at both sides.
The leaders of Gaza should have killed as many members of Hamas as possible when it entered the Gaza Strip more than 10 years ago and took control of its infrastructure. They were too weak, cowardly and lazy. The results are now playing out in the Gaza Strip as Hamas hides behind innocent civilians when launching its missles at Israel. Those that have protesterd Hamas' tactics disappear or are publicly executed as examples. The progeny of ISIS? Perhaps.
Here and now, the Israelis are compelled to lay seige to The Gaza Strip in much the same strategic manner as the Nazis did to Warsaw. How chilling for such a murderous tactic to now be employed by Israel as it fights to reign in Hamas. Destroying the tunnels is a temporary solution at best. Perhaps that's the best to be achieved but at the cost of many innocent dead women and children. Israel has cemented in place a new generation of hate for its people in the Middle East and many places in Europe. It's a no-win scenario without the eradication of Hamas or Israel...or both.