[thecompilr]

Then they are really inept at genocide, if over 20 days they managed to kill only four time as many as Hamas managed in a day. It will take centuries and trillions of dollars in this tempo. But sure let’s pretend there is genocide and killings civilians is the goal.

[sharts]

If you look at statements made in the past by those in power, killing civilians has always been a goal because the intention is to take the entirety of the land.

It is a fine line to walk, of course. Being extremely egregious would spark far too much international opposition and outrage.

Therefore, mowing the lawn is the approach taken. Load shedding and all that jazz.

[raxxorraxor]

Not really. Neither is Israel committing genocide, a completely unfounded accusation, nor is it trying to kill civilians.

There are extremists in Israel and their number is rising. But false accusation like this don't help anyone.

[orionsbelt]

What statements have said killing civilians is the goal?

[mcphage]

Well, they’re certainly not stopping yet, so we’ll see how high the death toll gets. The rate doesn’t seem like it’s going to drop anytime soon.

[orionsbelt]

A high death toll is not the definition of genocide.

There are 200+ hostages still held in Gaza be Hamas, a terrorist group that also governs Gaza. Tens if not hundreds of rockets are being fired daily. Israel has made it clear that they are going to war against Hamas and will not stop until they are eliminated; that is going to lead to civilian deaths. The civilian death are tragic. The war may be a mistake and it may backfire. But collateral damage in war is not a genocide just because the numbers are high.

[megous]

They're quite good, you have to compare with somthing similar, like Nazi bombing raids on London. With modern guided weapons, they can use a few hundred bombs per night to kill hundreds of people instead of having to use hundred planes with tens of thousands of bombs per raid like Nazis did over Britain with similar or lower average results per raid.

Also a lot of victims will be unreported. There's not enough heavy machinery to investigate every destroyed multi-storey building properly.

And there are a lots of those https://edition.cnn.com/2023/10/25/middleeast/satellite-imag...