If Hamas kills the hostages, then the IDF has no reason to exercise restraint.
True.
When the IDF carefully avoids incidents that kill bystanders and human shields at the cost of Israeli lives, it gets no respect or rewards from the UN, the media and the Left. Still “occupiers” “slaveholders” and perpetrators of “genocide.” All untrue.
Once the last hostages are accounted for, sadly meaning many dead, then no holds barred is justified.
Did Hamas gently treat the reported 1,200 Israelis who were killed at the start of the October 7th unprovoked invasion of homes and offices in Israel during the Sabbath? No. Some children were deliberately made to watch their parents maimed, burned, raped and then murdered.