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And, even though you are desperately trying to shut your eyes and ears on the subject, there is direct evidence of intent to get as many Gazans as possible martyred, in any manner possible, coming from Hamas leadership.

And, since you freely acknowledge that we have laws of war, some of them having to do with crimes against humanity, you must also acknowledge that it is up to competent legal authorities and not "likes" on social media that determine how these laws are to be applied.

And that "many genocide scholars", who, BTW are a small minority of genocide scholars, are not the legal authorities who possess competence to interpret and apply those laws, or how proper application of those laws are not limited to freeform interpretations of RESULTS and ACTIONS.

Speaking of educating oneself of the responsibilities of occupying powers, you may want to follow your own advice. I would suggest you start with Article 42 of the Fourth Hague Convention, 1907, to learn something about what occupation entails and how it affects MANDATORY facilitation of aid. You may then proceed to Articles 4 and 5 of the Fourth Geneva Convention to learn that even when criteria for occupation are met, there are groups that are not subject to the rights of protected persons. But thankfully, I am not in the education business, so you are on your own.

Oh, finally, one more tidbit: while genocide may lead to ethnic cleansing, ethnic cleansing is not a form of genocide. But who am I to bring up the facts? That would be gaslighting, no?