Carpet bombing cities to take out military infrastructure is by its nature going to take out a lot of civilians as well. But that doesn’t mean civilians were intentionally targeted.
Again I think that is a distinction without a difference, targeted or not the planners knew there would be massive civilian casualties. Not condemning, that was the technology of the time and as the saying goes play stupid games get stupid prizes.
The German people were supportive of hitlers goals and actions just fine when the death and distraction was happening “over there”, the fact that it came home eventually is the way it works.
The difference today is we have the ability to target better and hit more accurately which reduces but does not eliminate collateral civilian harm
The Israelis are doing this, the Russians are not