if i was an 18 year old in gaza i'd be planning a trip to iran to sign up to do whatever possible to destroy israel forever

I definitely can't blame them; you are a reasonable human being, unlike lots of the hypocrites on the campuses calling for “resistance” and “revolution” out of the comfort of their amazing 1st amendment rights.

Well, the founders of Hamas were children in 1950 when Israel pogromed their villagers in massacres and left the children alive. These children then became the resistance that still haunts Israel today. I have zero sympathy towards someone who creates their own enemies just to keep Jews in check.