All true, McGrath, but what Israeli politician could survive if they allowed the rocket attacks to continue? Israel tried for ( four?) days AFTER HAMAS had terminated the truce to get them to stop the attacks: THEN they attacked Gaza to reduce/prevent more rockets.

IMHO, it still is the choice of the hardline Hamas ( both by inciting the attacks with continued rocket fire and by hiding in the midst of civilians) to have Gazans killed in large numbers.