Yes; this is why aerial bombardment is not a proper response. I welcome the ground invasion and wish the IDF success.
Yes; this is why aerial bombardment is not a proper response. I welcome the ground invasion and wish the IDF success.
If "Building X" is being used to store weapons or house combat personnel, it is no longer "civilian". If an entire city has been turned into an armed enclave, from which combat operations are being routinely conducted, it is no longer "civilian".
I agree with you regarding the principle of proportionality. I believe, however, that you have forgotten to apply the principle of double effect.
If one side in a conflict deliberately chooses to place its military installations in proximity to truly civilian installations, it bears the responsibility for collateral damage resulting from attacks directed at those military installations.
If the Israelis were carpet-bombing cities, they would be guilty of a disproportionate response. In fact, they are attacking legitimate military targets which, in an act of gross negligence or deliberate malice, Hamas has sited in an otherwise civilian population. Hamas bears responsibility for any civilian casualties.