"Everything Israel is doing in and to Gaza is collective punishment".

Gazans did vote for Hamas who then later took over complete power in a total coup. Certain other armed militants fire rockets into Israel hoping to hit civilian targets almost on a daily basis are regarded as perfectly legal and acceptable in their new regime. Unfortunately they are all reeling in the consequences of all of this. Only Hamas now holds the power to move forwards in Gaza towards peace and deal somehow with Israel's real concerns to normalize relations, and if they do not use that power positively in that respect, it appears that the average lives of Palestinian Gazans will continue to suffer economically and otherwise, and it's a terribly dangerous and tragic situation for them. Recognizing the right of Israel's existence itself is THE major stumbling block - without at least that tell me why Israel has any incentive in which to deal?