Originally Posted by koop

or maybe this. Palestinians are launching rocket attacks from the Gaza coastline. Israel shells coastline. One shell gets away and kills civilians.

Stop here, now why are Palestinians launching attacks from so close to civilian areas? Sorry, but it's Hamas who choose the location of the fight.

In response to civilian deaths, terrorist tunnel into Israel, KILL TWO soldiers, and kidnap a third. They also claim to have kidnapped two others, one soldier and one civilian.

Terrorist demand that 500 prisoners be released or they will kill the kidnapped soldier. Israel says piss off and invades to retrieve their soldier.

What would you have Israel do? Negotiate? Release 500 prisoners? Write one of their own off?

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