is that if Hamas were to lay down their arms, there would be a better chance of peace. If Israel were to lay down their arms, there would be no Israel or Israelis left. The amount of times that Israelis have come to the table and agreed to peace while the leadership of the Palestinians have not indicates that peace is not what one side wants.
If 9/11 were to happen today, then far leftists in the US would be using the word 'militant' for the terrorists and talking about no wars and an immediate cease fire. That people in the US can't agree on using the word terrorists for terrorists shows that the narrative is broken.
The IDF needs to carry out the strikes to kill Hamas leadership. They are not indiscriminately targeting civilians or civilian infrastructure. They are not kidnapping, murdering, and raping civilians. Hamas has proven that it can no longer exist.