Point of information

[unixronin]

If you're Hamas, and you can't find a place in the north-eastern end of the Gaza Strip (see satellite view here) from which to fire rockets into Israel that does not put a school, a hospital, an apartment building etc. within the target zone for counterbattery fire, it's because you're not even trying.

Comments

[luxobscura.livejournal.com]

Well okay, they haven't busted out a nuke yet, but that wouldn't exactly be wise given the close quarters of the parties involved. And population wise, there's only so much they can do.
But the wars of 1948, 1967 and 1972 were a pretty good indication of the type of thrashing you can expect if you push it too far.