> October 7 was the culmination of (then) 75 years of [...]

Nothing you might say after this can justify massacring, kidnapping or raping civilians.

> the denial of clean water, the denial of electricity

This is pretty unreasonable framing. Israel withdrew from Gaza, leaving behind valuable modern infrastructure like desalination plants, and then provided free water and electricity even to an enemy who constantly attacked it.

Hamas, on the other hand, proudly filmed themselves digging up pipes to turn into rockets for terrorizing Israel - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=04NB27x138Y