The IDF at work "fighting terrorism"

From today's NY Times, describing an IDF raid wherein the government of Israel defends itself against terrorism:


"The largest operation was launched against Beit Hanoun, a town of about 20,000 Palestinians in northern Gaza.


A 21-year-old man, Samer Hamad, was wounded by Israeli tank fire while standing in a field near his house, Palestinian doctors said. Hamad was taken to a local clinic, but Israeli troops barred ambulances from transferring him to a hospital in Gaza City, his relatives said. The wounded man eventually was taken by taxi on a side road, but died before reaching the hospital.


The Israeli military said Palestinian paramedics never submitted a request to enter Beit Hanoun.


Army bulldozers knocked down an outer wall of the girls' high school in Beit Hanoun, and soldiers pitched tents in the courtyard and raised an Israeli flag, witnesses said."


From Ha'aretz, on the another raid the same day:


"Palestinian security officials said three policemen were killed in Dir al-Balah when an Israeli bulldozer destroyed their post. Troops shot two other Palestinians in an exchange of fire in Beit Hanoun and at least ten people were arrested, Palestinian witnesses and hospital officials said. ...


Palestinian security officials said the five policemen were killed in Deir al-Balah when an Israeli bulldozer destroyed their position. Israeli sources said the five were shot dead by tank fire when it appeared they were about to open fire. There were no reports of Israeli casualties."


That's five more PA cops that won't be arresting any Hamas activists.


Notice the deliberate attempts to humiliate: destroying schools and police stations, raising the flag of the foreign occupier, killing local authorities, killing a guy standing in a field (maybe he was trying to terrorize the field); denying access to medical services. This isn't anti-terrorism, it's terrorism, intimidation and provocation in order to ensure, as some advocate, "continual war."