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i'm not sure if that's a thing that can be easily explained. The middle east has a history of violence and strife for thousands of years. And yes, some people still call back to that. sure, the anti-palistinians who commented here have a point. some really do pretend that what Israel is doing is just and correct. Others even need to pretend that nothing is even happening. it's far away, so we can just try to ignore it.
whatever your cause and justification, it is genocide. NO MATTER what "Hamas" are doing (everyone in Palestine can just be called Hamas, you don't need any evidence. See the "war on terror" where everyone could have been called Taliban to justify ANY cruelty), the power imbalance is SO big, Israel is commiting war crimes. and no, that's not antisemitism. but people raiding food and aid trucks, civilians being spurred on to pillage villages, raizing entire neighborhoods, that's not a response. if that was the "correct" response, then every country would be a dead desert.
So, dear 5-year-olds, the world is a complicated place. and if anyone wants to give you a simple black-and-white answer, they're holding back vital context.