Israel is absolutely capable of executing this war while causing massively fewer civilian casualties
The alternatives I see to sending in troops with air support are, 1) Send troops in without air support into hostile urban guerilla territory, resulting in heavy casualties, or 2) Do not retaliate for Oct 7, encouraging further future attacks. What alternative do you have in mind that would cause fewer civilian casualties?
Netanyahu’s government have encouraged the development of hamas for their own political means
Yup, divide and conquer seems to have been a terrible strategy in hindsight, it appears he will be voted out soon because of this.
Israeli colonialism is a significant factor in causing this crisis.