The point is that Hamas is USING it's civilians.

They knew what the Israelis would do.

Hamas is frustrated that they have been cut off since their election, and, most of all, they want the pass to Egypt opened.

Those like Elab can believe that they want humanitarian supplies and whatever. I tend to lean towards the view of Egypt, the EU, Fatah, etc., that they are a terrorist group who want more access to terror materials and need to be quarantined as much as possible.

Either way, it is Hamas who is hiding behind their civilians. It is Hamas who stores their weapons in Mosques. It is Hamas who has launch site in civilian areas.

In the end, there will be many, many dead Palestinians sacrificed so that Hamas has the opportunity to gain a relatively unrestricted pass to Egypt over time because having EU/UN monitors/peacekeepers never seems to work.

And, Hamas is "good" with that.