It's bleak for sure, a lot of people are likely to die in retaliation. I am not minimizing this, but it's been the case my entire life. And somehow in spite of intensive surveillance, a siege and indiscriminate airstrikes Palestinian capacity to fight has actually improved in this time frame.

Look at this in light of previous operations. This is by far the most successful counterattack they have ever pulled off. They are getting better.

And they have nowhere else to go. The entity would have to forcibly expel or industrially eradicate them with like, camps and gas and shit. And I don't think the rest of the Arab world would just watch them do that. We've seen harsh reprisals before. That tactic isn't working in Palestine, this operation demonstrates that conclusively.