re: How Should Israel Apply the Law of Armed Conflict During the Siege of Gaza?

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In 2006, Hamas won the 2006 Palestinian legislative elections and assumed administrative control of Gaza Strip and West Bank. In 2007, Hamas led a military victory over Fatah, the secular Palestinian nationalist party, which had dominated the Palestinian National Authority.

Elections matter.

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I understand your point. Consider this hypothetical:

President Biden and his Democrat administration order a secret attack on Russia. Russia responds by seiging America with a barrage of indiscriminate rockets and missiles in preparation for a full-scale ground invasion. The Biden administration orders a stop on all Americans attempting to flee the U.S. and avoid the war. There is no way out and all civilians and their families are forced to remain in the conflict zone.

Although Russia has an obligation to mitigate civilian casualties, they use the same rationale you proposed. Does that change the calculation?