I am not talking about the Russians. I am talking about the Gazans. But even in the case of the Russians, you know their elections are a hogwash. Its rigged! You cannot be implying they run free and fair elections like we do in Canada.
I understand and acknowledge that civilians will die in war.
But you said, that the populace is responsible or atleast shares part of the responsibility for electing Hamas. You know Hamas is a terrorist group, and you know they violently ousted Fatah. So any elections in Gaza were a sham. So clearly the Palestinian civilians in Gaza do not share the blame for what the Hamas did. They simply suffer the consequences of Hamas' actions. Which is why this is a tragedy. But if you don't agree with that, and say Gazans are atleast somewhat responsible, then that justifies collective punishment and you'd be saying the same thing many right wing Israelis have been spewing on social media that "There are no innocents in Gaza!!".