the side who started it?
you must mean the imposition of the siege 18 months ago.
i would prefer that there be more clips of regular people living through this out there.
i put up a link to electronic intifada early in the thread, which is full of descriptions of conditions there.
of course, one can dismiss such information as "activist"
you can erase the civilian population, it's concentration.
you can't erase 18 months of siege.
and given the geography of gaza and the fact that there is no way out for the civilian population, a ground offensive is unconscionable.