> 39% in Gaza supported the attacks by Hamas into Israel in October 2023 that triggered the conflict, 32 percentage points lower than six months earlier[1].

If 71% civilian supports some group, then it is not a terrorist group but a government, and using Gazans isn't an overreach.

[1]: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/feb/11/amid-the-cease...