Hamas initiated this war by massacring Israeli men, women, children, and babies, firing 5000 rockets into Israel’s civilian populated areas, and rounding up hundreds of hostages of all ages on Oct 7, to specially draw Israel into Gaza by violating every known UN Rules of War and Geneva Conventions. Hamas had to know ahead of time that Israel would have to respond in a very aggressive manner, so they could use Israel’s response against them in their propaganda war to rally Islamists and political activists around the world.