And it’s using people-scale violence less likely to cause civilian casualties. If Israel wanted to just fly drones with guns around Gaza shooting anyone who sets up a rocket on a rooftop, there wouldn’t be nearly the objection. Maybe a little police-state creepy, but clearly about protecting life and the targeted killing of people who wish them harm. And while there may still be some legitimate deadly mistakes, it’s nothing like the expected casualties of razing an entire neighborhood. Yeah, it’s harder than just flattening Gaza city with all their stockpiled missiles, but if your scope of attack is that wide, whatever you claim, you’re not minimizing civilian casualties and likely only loosely pursuing purely military objectives.