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The problem is that so many were quick to jump the gun and just blame Israel because of a Hamas minister being quoted, but there has been zero evidence for this or the death toll claimed in this blast (I highly doubt Hamas knew 500 were dead within minutes). The claims about the specific footage can be verified from external sources, but there is far more scepticism towards that from some quarters than blind claims from a Hamas minister. We now have this, recorded timestamps of PIJ and Hamas rocket firing, conversations recorded of Hamas operatives discussing the incident as a failed rocket etc which all point in one direction. Of course it’s possible to be wrong, but there is far more evidence for a failed rocket than Israeli airstrikes. Recent photos of the incident show no cratering or anything you’d associate with an airstrike.
This is important, because those jumping the gun have potentially normalised misinformation, put Jews at risk because of this and created a false narrative which will do nothing but escalate the situation.
I haven’t seen what should be done instead regarding an act of war from Hamas. We know war, especially urban warfare, has a high risk of collateral casualties. War is bad is a trite cliche that most know; the casualties are of course bad. I don’t think anyone truly knows the ideal situation here, and I do not think one exists. However, no other country would accept kidnapping by extremist zealots, and such would cause military conflict in many places. One thing I do think is that this can end if hostages are released and conditions are met. I don’t see why this is so hard for activists to push for, but they only seem to think that Israel has agency here.