As noted above, Israel has not "doubled down" in the conflict in 2014 but has "20-fold return".

(1) Hamas attacks Israel even though it knows that a "20-fold return" will take place.

(2) Israel, which engages in attacks involving non-combatants in the Gaza Strip when it knows that its inhumane attacks will be internationally condemned.

And, in light of the long history of the territories, including Jerusalem, dating back to World War I (or, more precisely, the "Exodus" 3,300 years ago), and the recent history of solidarity between the Japanese Red Army and the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), etc., etc., etc. --

I recently concluded that,?

"Efforts to keep the war from opening up are significant, "

In this case, I believe that this situation would not have developed if (1) Israeli intelligence had been able to detect the Hamas attack in advance and foil its plans or (2) the enemy forces had been destroyed immediately after the attack.

The increased cost of intelligence and defense was "unfortunate, but necessary" to make the enemy believe that "invasion would be a loss to our country.

Aside from that.

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I am a master of "devil's calculations" without blood, tears, feelings, or morals, such as "the number of children killed as collateral damage for the murder of one Hamas leader."

介護サービス市場を正しく理解するための“悪魔の計算”https://t.co/9nu2JRsyqG pic.twitter.com/8eW32ikog8

? EE Times Japan編集部 (@eetimes_jp) October 19, 2018

It has been a while since I have felt like "doing the math."