If the Palestinians had the same war machinery as the Israelis, do you think they’d be mindful of the ratios, or would they carry out their claims of erasing it and its population from the geography of the region?
I believe if they could the Hamas leadership would not only want to destroy the Israeli military and any collateral civilians but would, if they could also destroy all civilians.
Also realize many Palestinian civilians are victims of their own government who intentionally use them as human shields.
If this thing that has never and will never happen actually happened, do you think a thing that didn’t happen would be like a thing that is happening right now?
That's.. interesting. When others say they will do things people take them for their word that they will do those things (if Putin stated, hey, I'm going to interfere in lections, for example --oh, we don't know, let's stick to what we know now...). But here, we have equivocation and uncertainty? Huh!
If a government initiates an unannounced attack on neighboring one, specifically seeking out and killing civilians without any restraint whatsoever and moreover mercilessly kills the most vulnerable of a population in personal and gruesome ways, I usually come to the conclusion they would not hesitate to undertake their stated purpose and promises.
Do you see the irony, you believe one's statements, but the other, you equivocate. Above you were arguing you have to wait and see if they really actually mean it in reality.
You keep missing the fact that Israel is actually, right at this moment, following through with their words. It is reality. Hamas doing a genocide is conjecture.
I believe if they could the Hamas leadership would not only want to destroy the Israeli military and any collateral civilians but would, if they could also destroy all civilians.
Also realize many Palestinian civilians are victims of their own government who intentionally use them as human shields.