Yet another example of historical ignorance. Even if you accept Hamas's numbers regarding casualties, which count their own terrorists as civilians and are likely inflated by a factor of two, the civilian casualties are remarkably low compared to most other urban conflicts of the past century. By your standards the Allies would have had to stand down against Nazi Germany and Japan in WW2 because defeating them killed too many civilians.
Yet another example of historical ignorance. Even if you accept Hamas's numbers regarding casualties, which count their own terrorists as civilians and are likely inflated by a factor of two, the civilian casualties are remarkably low compared to most other urban conflicts of the past century. By your standards the Allies would have had to stand down against Nazi Germany and Japan in WW2 because defeating them killed too many civilians.