larry johnson presents some evidence.  name one time in recent history in which carpet bombing civilians led some entity to 'victory', and also find a time in which killing some 'leader' caused 'victory'. don't include tv shows from the fifties in which killing the 'chief' caused the indians to run away;

Israel is busy taking a victory lap after they unexpectedly killed Hamas leader, Yahya Sinwar, who was caught in an Israeli tank strike. Sinwar was not the most photogenic fellow and his savage visage provided the West with an ideal villain. He looks evil, therefore he must be. While the Zionists love to use the imagery of “cutting-off the head of the snake,” I think they are grossly exaggerating Sinwar’s importance of his death and his significance to the movement. From the Palestinian perspective, he died a hero’s death. He was not cowering in a tunnel. He was on the field of battle, carrying a weapon and fighting.

Images like this, while sating the blood lust of some in the West, is likely to cement Sinwar’s status as a heroic martyr and rally beleaguered Palestinian youths to join Hamas and continue the fight. Hamas is not a rigid, hierarchical organization. It is a diffuse and flexible group. I believe Sinwar’s presence on the battlefield is an example of that. If Hamas had a central command center coordinating all operations, Sinwar would have been there instead of recklessly exposing himself out in the open.........more..........