I'm not invested in either side, but the fundamental issue is that the Gaza zone is neither an independent state nor a province of 'democratic' Israel, so eithe

I'm not invested in either side, but the fundamental issue is that the Gaza zone is neither an independent state nor a province of 'democratic' Israel, so either (1) Israel grants all Gaza residents citizenship status and allows them to vote in Israeli national elections or (2) Gaza becomes an independent country with its own ports and control of its borders. Israel appears fundamentally opposed to both solutions, for various reasons (but this also undermines Israel's claim to 'democratic governance'). As it stands today, Gaza is just an open air prison controlled by Israel, whose and Gaza residents have no legal rights (e.g. innocent victims of Israeli bombings can hardly sue the Israeli government in Israeli courts for damages, etc.). The fact that both sides in the conflict have extremist religious fundamentalists in their ranks calling for genocide of the opposition doesn't help matters, either - but this is a problem across the entire Middle East, which looks a bit like medieval/feudal Europe of 300 years ago in that respect.