At least 6 killed (now 15 children dead), over 30 wounded in Hezbollah attack; IDF probing why rocket not downed

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63. That is true as well. Never start a war.

And when that truism is used, it should not be used however to whitewash or excuse war crimes that cause needless deaths and suffering.

You may not agree with the principle that the occupied have a right to resist, or deny that Gaza was occupied as recognized by the ICJ and most countries, and while
we both abhor the form it took on Oct 7th,
the fact remains that the conflict did not start on Oct 7th and Palestinians cannot start any wars against their occupiers. There is also the question of whether an occupier has the right to self-defence to begin with.

Just as you claim there would be no war without Oct 7th, I claim there would be no Oct 7th without the occupation and the long history of expulsions, land confiscations, bad-faith peace negotiations and brutal oppression and apartheid.

See the recent Advisory Opinion by the ICJ on the status of the OPT and Israel's practice of apartheid. It's a vindication of this POV.