Really wish the American government didn't feel the need to meddle in basically every single conflict in the world I get that Israel has been an ally for a very long time and they were attacked by Hamas who took over by force in 2008 and is nothing but a terrorist group... I just think Israel and Egypt can handle the Gaza strip without billions of American dollars. All the innocent lives being lost is sickening I've read so many accounts of what it's like to be in a war zone my heart goes out to all the regular people who are trying to live their lives and are caught up in this!