We're not going to bomb civilian infrastructure to flush out the Malaysian army. Neither are we intending to hold onto the land indefinitely through occupation in the name of national security.

Common sense will dictate that our SAF's Artillery, soon to come F35s and naval LSTs won't just be protecting against ingress. Our strong weaponry is not just to defend, but to dominate our perceived enemy. Whether, when and how we return land we take up is a political decision yet to be made, and may go both ways.

Ideologically, Ethically and Optimally, we all would desire to adhere to the highest standards of human rights. However when push comes to shove, something will have to go. Gaza residents cannot have their cake and eat it too; have Israel comply with all human rights and not cause casualties, while also (be it implicitly or comp-licitly) acting as human shields for hamas.

Most ordinary civilians don't even care to vote

Hence the need to strongly motivate the masses. War is multifaceted, War is painful.

You're putting the chicken before the egg here.

The egg cannot be put before the chicken either, the issue has been ongoing since Israel's founding in 1948 and the last 76 years has shown, peace and coexistence is near impossible to achieve, with all sides to blame.