I don't think you understand what asymmetrical warfare means, it usually doesn't involve massacring and torturing civilians for zero strategic gain. That's just terrorism
Do you have specific instances of Israel actually targeting civilians when they're not being used as human shields? They've bombed civilian buildings, but usually because Hamas uses those buildings to house weapons. And with roof knocking/alerts, they are at least making some effort to limit collateral damage
There's a ton of users here who seem to be so blinded by "America bad" and trying to have the biggest brain contrarian take. Half the time it leads them to into a pants on head level argument that ignores basic, undeniable facts such as "intentionally targeting hundreds of civilians and proceeding to kill, rape and torture them is wrong"
There are multiple cities in the Gaza Strip, the largest being Gaza City. They can leave Gaza City to another city in Palestinian territory but can't cross the border into Israel/Egypt.
They've been pushed to evacuate to shelters further south from Gaza, which is kind of the only option aside from Egypt opening up. Given that this is all caused by Palestinian terrorists entering Israel, I don't think anyone can blame them for not opening up their border to let more in
And obviously there's plenty of innocent civilians who could be admitted no problem, but Hamas is still the governing party with majority support and would undeniably use that as an opportunity to sneak more militants in
Well if they were taking photos with a flag I guess the logical conclusion is to start shooting
They seized control later on, but Hamas was elected in 2006. Still though, of course there's plenty of Palestinians who don't support Hamas
The idea of this being some sort of trap/tripwire for Hamas is bizarre. It's pretty damn easy to not fire on US warships, and doing so might be the biggest strategic blunder you could make
Regardless it's also a hotbed of conflict that could easily start spiraling into the rest of the region. A carrier group just offshore can keep an eye on the situation and make sure Iran doesn't get any crazy ideas
It's a deterrent for Iran or other countries that might think they can hop in while Israel is weak
It might disrupt US focus a little, but Israel's military really doesn't need help on this. Israel is heavily militarized with a very advanced domestic defense industry. And as much as Russia has flopped, they're still a former superpower while Hamas is DIYing half their equipment
Point me to where Ukrainian soldiers passed the border and shot up a festival full of civilians
Hamas was elected in 2006 but has held on to power since. A poll from a few years back showed 52% support still, but I would hope that's had a steep crash now