There were no “atrocities” on October 7th…except the ones committed by Israel
People under an illegal occupation are justified in taking ANY actions to free themselves.
Even if you assume that Hamas did 100% of everything that Israel accused them of doing…Hamas would be perfectly morally justified in their actions. Literally, Hamas could have entered Israel, built gas chambers, and started stuffing Israeli babies into them as fast as their hands could move, and it would not constitute a moral wrong because Israel’s actions over the last 75 years have written Hamas a “blank check” authorizing literally ANYTHING Hamas could possibly do.
Hamas did not randomly enter Portugal or Bolivia or Zimbabwe…they entered the one and only nation that is holding them captive illegally under international law…they entered the one and only country that is committing war crimes against them…they entered the one and only country that “self-defense is needed from…they entered “Israel”…and just like a woman scratching the eyes out of a stranger would ordinarily be wrong, but it becomes “not-wrong” when she is defending herself from a rapist…so also Hamas’ actions…WHATEVER they are…do not constitute wrongful conduct, regardless of how horrific those actions would be if they had been committed by someone else under different circumstances.
Palestinians have a right to defend themselves. … Full Stop.