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I didn't downvote you and I won't respond to the main thrust of your comment because I don't have a good response, but I want to point out that those "toy like
by names_are_hard 5y ago
I didn't downvote you and I won't respond to the main thrust of your comment because I don't have a good response, but I want to point out that those "toy like rockets" killed a man not three kilometers from my home in Tel Aviv today. They're real and serious. The reason that more people don't die is that Israel has strong defensive technology, both in terms of the Iron Dome (anti-missile system that intercepts about 90% of rockets and blows them up mid-air, after which metal debris rains down on the street) and warning sirens (if you're in Tel Aviv and you hear a siren you have 90 seconds [0] to get to a shelter, most buildings and homes are built with fortified air-raid shelters).
Please note that I am aware that the suffering of Israeli citizens under rocket fire pales in comparison to the suffering of Palestinians under Israeli air strikes. I am shaken when I feel/hear rockets exploding nearby, I cannot imagine what it must feel like to have entire buildings around you blown up and reduced to rubble. Unlike Israelis, Gazan civilians are largely defenseless, and I can only imagine how terrifying that must be. So nothing in my comment is meant to belittle their suffering and I'm not trying to score victim points in some ridiculous competition. Just clarifying the misconception that Hamas rockets are toys, give them a little more credit. Their military abilities are not nearly as advanced as Israel's but they're not nothing either.
[0] If you're in Sderot, I believe you have just 15 seconds.
- tuyguntn 5y agosorry for my ignorance regarding scale of damage causing rockets which I mentioned as "toy rockets". I didn't mean to belittle damage either, I used toy like compared to Israel rockets which are highly accurate and as you mentioned Palestinians have no defense line.