Jack and Emma, I told Carol much earlier in thread that i do not support the blockade, but it is usual for warring states to blockade.
Hamas chose to make war on Israel and israel imposed a blockade. Some people say blockade is collective punishment, but it has always been a legitimate tactic in war. The concept of collective punishment was never intended to cover it.

I remember the cluster bombs in Lebanon, and the civilian casualties caused by unexploded bomblets.
It was argued with some justification that they should be treated as land mines because of that. Are you sure that Israel ever used them again? In Gaza?

They used white phosphorus smoke munitions in gaza. We have argued about it here. I acknowledge civilian casualties were caused, but not that civilians were targeted. It was to screen their soldiers from the enemy.

It would be better if Hamas did not choose to engage Israel from within Gaza City.