Read This Carefully.

Hamas Announce 24-Hour Ceasefire But Rockets And Bombings Continue. Huff Post.  
They simply cannot be trusted. So why do the leftist press attack the Israelis? Hamas are the ones whose rocket attacks began all of this in the first place!
Go back in history and the legitimate state of Israel has been treacherously invaded FOUR times by neighbours since 1948. If Israel keeps land taken in those defensive wars - what reasonable person can blame them attempting to defend their right to exist by buffering? Hamas and similar groups oppose the very existence of Israel. Lose one war and Israel will be wiped off the map. Surprised that the Israelis are a little edgy?