What kind of logic is that exactly? Give me one area in USA that is as densly populated as Gaza to talk life for life in the first place.
Discussion
This is an ancient principle of justice called the LEX TALIONIS, the law of retaliation. "An eye for an eye, tooth for tooth, life for life" is found in the 18th century BC Code of Hammurabi as well as in the law of Moses (ca. 15th century BC).