The death of any human due to war, whether they be civilian, military, terrorist, etc is a very sad indictment of mankind. A reflection of how morally low some can steep.
Sadly, over the the last 100+ years we have continued to demonstrate this propensity to brutally & irrationally fight, with there consistently being 20+ wars & "skirmishes" raging across the globe at any one time. In the modern digital era, more so than ever before, the warring parties (and their moral supporters) will endeavour to 'influence' & control the public opinion. "Win the hearts & minds" of all & sundry - especially seen with religious wars. The use of dramatic & gruesome imagery is often deployed as part of any smoke & mirrors strategy. Gaza is a shameful example of this, right now...
- It is primarily Hamas that reports "total casualties" in Gaza are over 15,000. Yet they remain silent on how many of those are actually Hamas & Hezbollah militants & IS Jihadists.
- Meanwhile IDF reports that they have "eliminated" circa 6,000 terrorists & militants.
- Ask yourself, how many rockets are still being fired towards Israel every, single, day? From our couches in NZ, based on MSM reporting (or lack of), you likely think hardly any. Answer: dozens to hundreds, depending on the day.
- Ask yourself, what is the "failure rate" of those rockets fired from Gaza? Failure, as in they lose control of the weapon and it does not maintain the correct trajectory to its intended target.
Answer. 5 to 10%, with many rockets inflicting carnage (destruction & death) on their own territory!
Things are often not as they may appear. In this case, lots of Smoke and a few Mirrors. Lots of misinformation, disinformation & propaganda, from both sides.