Some did move south. But I don't think the average Gazan understood how important it was for them to separate themselves from the militants. And they didn't have the resources to do so in a short amount of time.Soloist wrote: ↑Tue Apr 30, 2024 10:31 amThe militants would have moved south then.Ernie wrote: ↑Tue Apr 30, 2024 10:29 am From a strategic viewpoint, I think it would have been better, originally, for Israel to tell Gazans that if they support Hamas and other militants, they should move to the north, and if not, to move to the south. And then put pressure on the people in the south to get the militants to move north.
People would have still been killed, but I think not as many innocent people, and innocent Gazans could have had a better existence the last 6 months.
The point I am trying to make is that I think fewer casualties would have taken place had Israel not been in such a hurry to destroy Hamas.