"Its the governments job to punish those who hurt their citizens and ensure that it doesn’t happen again."
Right, so that's why Hamas took captives and tried to initiate negotiations. This was prompted by the annexation of the West Bank, starvation in the Gaza strip and other factors.
Israel found that their backers in the USA and elsewhere weren't going to force them to seriously negotiate and have since moved on to fulfilling the genocidal intents their leaders declared early on.
Right, so that's why Hamas took captives and tried to initiate negotiations. This was prompted by the annexation of the West Bank, starvation in the Gaza strip and other factors.
Israel found that their backers in the USA and elsewhere weren't going to force them to seriously negotiate and have since moved on to fulfilling the genocidal intents their leaders declared early on.