High-end estimate for Gaza (provided by hamas, a well known terrorist group): 64 000.
High-end for Mariupol (provided by Uppsala Conflict Data Program): 88 000.
When comparing numbers one should also compare high-end estimates vs. high-end estimates and conservative numbers vs. conservative numbers.
Sorry, but moderators of this forum threaten to ban me if I keep commenting on political topics. So I can't respond to your comment where you provide "non hamas sources".
It wasn't. But, if you look at it, history is on the side of Israel. I don't recall any terrorist attacks done by Israel, but I do recall at least a dozen done by hamas.
Also, there were 0 (zero) jews in Gaza for the last 20 years or so.
In any case, the question wasn't about history. It was about specific situation that requires specific decisions. Yet you deflected the question entirely. While, at the same time, showing lack of historical knowledge.
Saddest thing here is that I'm not surprised anymore to get "answers" like these from people like you.
> Israel's intended end game seem to be to make Gaza completely uninhabitable, so that the Palestinians are forced to leave
In a context where hamas declared (multiple times) that they will repeat October 7 forever, how is this a bad outcome for Israel? Why it doesn't make sense to you that Western states are supporting Israel?
It would be baffling (for me at least) if any state in the world would deal with terrorists by capitulating to them.
Imagine you're the leader of Israel.
October 7 happens. And there's a multiple declarations from hamas, that they will repeat it forever, given a chance.
Maybe the difference is the fact that russia invaded Ukraine and is murdering, raping and pillaging there? Or maybe the fact that most of russian society is actively supporting that invasion? But those are just my opinion.
I guess we'll never now what's the difference :)