Indeed there are a lot of vocal people here who weren't keen o Israel to begin with. But that shouldn't justify calling deaths of civilians on either side.
aiming to produce a situation not only more-favorable to Hamas than the pre-war situation, but one so much more favorable that it’s worth the costs of the war for Gaza
I think this is mostly due to Israel's insistence that Hamas must perish. Which is why I guess every ceasefire talks are falling through constantly. There's no future in which Hamas exists that Israel is willing to accept. Sadly a lot of innocent will pay the cost. So whatever happens Israel will double-down on eradicating Hamas while trying to minimize civilian casualties and Hamas will try to survive by doing the opposite.