They use violence against random targets; their rockets fall on schools as much as military positions. They use civilians as human shields. They're no freedom

They use violence against random targets; their rockets fall on schools as much as military positions. They use civilians as human shields. They're no freedom fighters; they would be an iron boot upon the necks of the Palestinian people. They're not proper soldiers or mercenaries, as they kill without discrimination on their own behalf, not as part of a sovereign government under the rules of war. They have a Martyr's fund that pays families of people killed setting off explosive vests at temples and markets. Whatever you call them, "terrorist" is a perfectly fitting label. There may not be a classic framework for how to define the conflict, but that's just moving the goalpost. The closest thing we have would be for Israel to declare war on their international backers. It would certainly bring the issue to a head, but I doubt it would yield a long term resolution or be an option that causes the least amount of life lost.