For one, this wasn't even about the size of Gaza, but about human shields. But yes, the supposed safe zone IS extremely tiny: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/12/6/how-israel-is-squeezing-1-8-million-palestinians-into-an-airport-sized-area For another, Israel has been systematically using human shields for decades. Just as late as Ocr 9 of this year an IDF soldier used a bound Palestinian man as a shield, as he was shooting people in the West Bank, where Hamas doesn't even have a presence.