The jihadists can't win if they don't hide out among civilians. They know the toll this takes on innocent civilians, especially the children, will bring world pressure to bear on the Israelis.
I've thought the analogies made by conservative reporters to the civilian death toll during WWII are good ones. Did the world try to pressure the US and our allies to stop bombing Germany because too many civilians died. Undoubtedly a few democrats tried :-)
I'm sure Shump knows this.
- Parties to a conflict shall at all times distinguish between the civilian population and combatants in order to
spare civilian population and property. Neither the civilian population as such nor civilian persons shall be the
object of attack. Attacks shall be directed solely against military objectives.
Always nice to hear things put into perspective. Thanks.