No tears for Gaza

Some Americans and some in the Democratic Party are protesting against the suffering and death in Gaza because of the Israeli retaliatory attacks.  While I sympathize with the innocent Gazans during this war, it is hard for me to be truly sympathetic for them as a group.  Why?  For starters, they are not truly innocent in all of these conflicts.  The Palestinians of Gaza ousted the PLO and installed Hamas as their government.  And who initiated the war?  It was Hamas who initially attacked Israel on October 7. Hamas killed and kidnapped the Israeli.   And now that Israel fought back and showed their military superiority against Hamas, the Gazan cries being the victim.  And if they want an end to the conflict, why won't Hamas return all the hostages for cease fire?  And if Hamas truly cared for their citizens, why would they use Hospitals as human shields?  Hamas is an evil organization who only cared for the destruction of Israel.  And the Gazan who installed them in power are complicit to their crimes.  So this is why I can't sympathize with the Gazan during this conflict.  I do want this war to end and everybody in that region live their lives peacefully.  It is now up to Hamas to return the hostages because frankly, they do not have the upper hand.