regardless of the whiny cowardly european criticisms of israel, the jewish state must exercise her right to self defence by all means necessary and at her disposal. the terror proxy of iran, i.e., the islamic jihad, cannot impose conditions on the sovereign state of israel. islamic jihad should keep in mind that the islamic state has been largely decimated. the same could happen to islamic jihad and other terror groups such as hamas.
One does wonder how much Israel spends and wastes hitting nothing in the Gaza. The only reason we go though this every time is because Israel shoots hen houses which might have half a dozen eggs and barns or sheds that are empty. It boils down to the fact that Israel is too afraid of the UN & EU. So nothing will be accomplished again when the dust clears.