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The world continues to watch with horror as the war between Israel and Hamas continues to escalate. Hamas has come under heavy criticism for igniting this round of bloodletting, particularly over its murder and abduction of revellers attending a festival in Israel. No doubt, the attack on innocent festival-goers was devious and uncalled for. Unfortunately, an enraged Israel has embarked on similar heartless attacks by killing hundreds of civilians in the Gaza Strip in the guise of targeting the militants' enclaves.
While Israel has a right to defend itself, it has no right to kill civilians and cause widespread suffering as it has in Gaza. The Palestinian Ministry of Health said on Saturday that more than 2,000 civilians had been killed by Israel in Gaza.
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