Don't take this personal, but there is no such thing as a Palestinian. Most are Arabs that no Arab country wants. When I say most are Arabs, some are not. Yassar Arafat, Allah damn his soul to hell, and peace to you, was an Egyptian. As for palis being civilians, well ... there isn't much civil about them. After all, they are mostly Muslims and as such have their minds infected with the teachings of a pedophile, terrorist prophet. As for being afraid of Hamas, I suppose they are, but that is their own damn problem, most of which comes from their failed culture based on their belief in the cult of death.
A real people would fight terrorists like Hamas. But that brings us back full circle. They are not a real people. There are not Palistinians. Leave it to Arab Muslims to be so confused about their identity.
Here’s a running account of news reports related to these recent events with Israel and Hamas. If you want to catch up on the news accounts ... they are here ...
http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/stisraelhamas/index
It’s listed from newest to oldest, so go to the bottom to start.