former Israeli Prime Minister, Golda Meir: “We may forgive the Arabs for killing our children, but we will never forgive them for making us kill their children.â€
How cold blooded do you have to be to place children directly in the line of fire, to deliberately draw fire to an area inhabited by children. When they attack Israeli civilians, they give the Israeli's no choice but to retaliate, and Hamas ensures that Palestinian civilians will be killed in the process.
Barbaric isn't a strong enough word.