Here is Aljazeera's answer to my questions, so I'm sure they are putting the best possible spin on it:
Hundreds killed as Israel bombards Gaza after Hamas launched surprise attack by land, air and sea.
www.aljazeera.com
Yet, even they do not report ANY claim by HAMAS that the civilian deaths were collateral to a legitimate mililtary objective, nor is there any claim of any PROXIMATE provocation. In other words, the VERY BEST spin of Hamas fails to satisfy any CIVILIZED preconditions for the deaths of civlians in war. I'll spare you any analysis of the tortured logic of differentiating between "settlers" and "civilians" because there isn't a logical difference, or any analysis of the cognitive dissonance to claim you weren't attacking civilians when your OWN videos show you taking them hostage, at the very least. For groups like Hamas, lying is all you have left when the facts CANNOT fit your narrative.
There, now that you are getting it from a source you no doubt trust, maybe you can finally be as informed as you claim!