History did not start on Oct 7, that's deceptive framing. Before Oct 7, Israel was already murdering more Palestinian children. That's the main difference.

5 Feb 2024 — At least 507 Palestinians were killed in the West Bank in 2023, including at least 81 children, making it the deadliest year for Palestinians since the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) began recording casualties in 2005. [https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2024/02/shocking-spik...]