You speak the truth. In the past I have speculated if the actual end-game in the region will be forcing all the Palestinians in Gaza into Egypt and all the Palestinians in the West Bank into the neighboring countries. However if done on the spur of the moment this would be a huge humanitarian crisis where the nearby countries would not be able to support all the incoming people.
On top of this would be the unfairness to all the Palestinians who would lose their homes.
These places -- especially Gaza under Hamas -- are places without hope. The hope in Gaza will only come when Hamas is eliminated and replaced with the Palestinian National Authority.
In big picture reflection -- I am hopeful an accommodation can be reached that allow the Israelis and Palestinians to live side-by-side in peace, in conditions where Gaza (and the West Bank) are effectively self-governing regions/nations rather than "large scale prisons". But as every year goes by this hope seems to fade more and more.
I recognize that a large portion of the Israeli population -- after decades of terrorism and no peace progress -- support annexing both the West Bank and Gaza while pushing out the current populations. I can understand where this mindset comes from -- especially in view of the need for more land for Israelis as the population grows, etc. However pursuing this direction will certainly lead to more conflict rather than any type of peace.
I will note that Israel puts terrorists in prison -- or Palestinians they claim are terrorists. The number in actual Israeli prisons is not in the millions.
The number today is a mere 5200 (
note this is an good article covering the situation regarding the imprisonment of Palestinian men by Israel). Most are Hamas members.