Here's my (frankly unneeded) take / opinion on the whole Israel-Hamas thing that's going on at the moment:
I can understand (and to some extent) sympathize with Palestine's efforts for independence / no more influence from Israel. After all, I'm American. Gaining independence is generally a topic most Americans are more or less have a single united opinion on thanks to a certain country with dental problems and a tea addiction during.
I can also understand Palestinian efforts to wrest their country / area from Israel becoming violent. There's a... very large confirmed list of human rights violations committed by Israel against Palestinians that I will in no way condone, and as long as the violence isn't targeted at innocent bystanders, I am willing to support their movement. After all, America also had some violent protests during the Civil Rights movement. Why should I be hypocritical and condemn it when those same violent civil rights protests were seen as semi-heroic?
What I will condemn completely and fully, however, is Hamas abducting over 100 Israeli citizens (according to them), killing everybody who sheltered in a breached bomb shelter (allegedly), and drone-striking an ambulance staffed by combat medics (this one they filmed from the drone's perspective).
While I do hope for a peaceful end to the tensions between Israel and Palestine, one must be a realist and understand that both have committed atrocities that the other side will not be so keen as to accept and take in stride.
And all of this started because Great Britain sucks at drawing lines on maps.
And the people who designed the Iron Dome system deserve a medal for making an interception system that can intercept over 2,200 rockets simultaneously.