If a friend of yours were in a similar situation to Hezbollah or Israel, under what circumstances would you support or oppose their actions?

I’m good with someone punching back if someone punched you, but we need to measure the response, the reaction, who started it, and why each one did what they did. When reviewing this, act like the school

I’m good with someone punching back after getting punched by the school bully, but we need to measure why everything happened, the severity of the reaction, and how each of them reacted. Basically, act like the school principal sitting two kids in a chair, trying to get the whole picture to see who’s most responsible and what should be done.