There is an important difference between genocide and war. The conflict between Israel and Gaza is a war. While it is true that innocent people have been killed during this war, that does not transform this war into a genocide. Innocent people are killed in every war. In modern urban wars 9 civilians are usually killed for every 1 combatant. In this war, 1-2 civilians have been killed for every combatant. Because Israel is being as careful as possible to warn and move civilians out of harms way, the civilian to combatant death ratio in this war is very low. It could be even lower - but that would require Hamas to wage war according to international law. That would require Hamas to stop using civilians as human shields and to stop shooting rockets out of civilian population centers.
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