As for the civilian casualty count: Who determines who are civilians in a place where men, women and children are known to be mad bombers at one time or the other and none wear a uniform or anything else to distinguish the militants from the alleged non-militants?
I think you make a good point. At times there will be gray areas but in the case of “civilians” living in southern Lebanon amidst the Hezbollah are not innocent. They’re asking for it because they know what the Hezzies are up to and what Israel may do in time of battle.