Edit after being locked: well this went poorly. I thought we were better than this.
Ok let me start off with a disclaimer: I am not a Zionist and think that the genocide that has taken place in Gaza is abhorrent. What has happened in Gaza is truly a stain that can never be wiped away. I also want to state that I am not an Israeli, a Palestinian, Jewish, or a Muslim; I am just a person who can admit to probably needing a better grasp on geopolitics. All of that said let’s get in to it.
In the aftermath of the October 7th attacks what response should Israel have taken? Obviously not what ended up transpiring but without the benefit of hindsight what should they have done? People were forcibly kidnapped and taken hostage, others killed by a surprise attack from a militant organization dug into an entire city. What would the proper response have been in the short and long term(s)?
Jizzrael has enough intelligence and technology to know who is a hammas militant and where they are hiding. They know everything. They had a warning about the Oct 7th attack but didn’t respond, which, with other details, have made many believe that it was an inside job, and many of the people killed that day were from IOF artillery. That being said, they could have easily erased hammas, and spared the civilians and the whole of Gaza and other areas, but they had that already planned out, as they have done in the past, to take over Gaza, which according to trump and many others, will be turned into investment properties with casinos, hotels, and deluxe apartments.