Some supporters of Israeli bombing in Gaza say that the Palestinians there deserve it because they support Hamas. While that is true, many do not. They then say, well those that don't support Hamas had 17 years to rise up and fight Hamas. That same reasoning can be applied to oppressed people every where and during other time periods; the 1940's in Nazi Germany comes to mind.
Oppressed people are ill equipped to rise up; that is why they are suppressed. Some violent uprisings are successful (American Revolution), others aren't (slave revolts in US). However, to heap lethal consequences on those that are oppressed as Israel is doing is morally bankrupt.
Well, what should Israel do now? Israel's choices, at this point in history, is very limited because of decisions that they have made throughout their existence. To deal with the present threat imposed by Hamas, they must go in an root out Hamas recognizing that many, many, innocent civilians are going to be killed. Where I fault Israel is it had plenty of time to nurture and cultivate a better relationship with Palestinians but they haven't. A better relationship might have led to Palestinians hostile to Hamas being strong enough to kick Hamas out of Gaza.
Finally, under no circumstance is it okay to accept as collateral damage, the killing of children.
Outlets like MSNBC, CNN never show the atrocities committed by the Palestinians.
When talking about this topic, it is important to use more language; language that doesn't castigate "large" groups of people for the actions of a few. When you reference "atrocities committed by the Palestinians" are you referring to atrocities committed by Hamas or some of the other groups that have snatched hostages? Not all Palestinians have participated in atrocities or support Hamas and it is unfair to lump them in with the Oct 7 murderers and kidnappers.
Imprecise language can easily lead someone to think that the post is anti Palestinian. Similarly, it is important to distinguish the actions of the Israeli government from that of Jews. Otherwise, a person runs the risk of being labelled anti-Semitic.