Israel risks 'strategic defeat' if civilians aren't protected, Pentagon chief says

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5. With declining further cease fire negotiations and again getting civilians in the line of fire, I think Israel has...

...crossed the line. I am at the point that I want the US to stop financially supporting either side unless they both commit to a two state solution. I get Bibi's domestic political problem but I don't care to support his bad solution approach any longer. We are risking getting painted with the same brush that Israel is and our terrorist targeting risk goes up the longer we support unbridled over the top IDF approach to eliminating Hamas. I know putting IDF in the tunnels and rubble of Gaza will raise Israeli casualties, but the heavy bombing/shelling is largely ineffective and unfocused, probably killing hostages in those very same tunnels and reducing Gaza to a wasteland than is uninhabitable. The long and end game here is not good for Israel, us or the many innocent civilians caught up in this mess.