Good job, me calling you an idiot IS an ad hominem but unfortunately, ah, I still responded to your argument directly and didn’t use the fact you’re an idiot as the reason for why your argument is false, it’s just in addition to the reason I gave which is that your definition is literally incorrect.

A comparison is not a whataboutism. Me comparing shades of red is not me ‘whataboutisming’ the colors. The term is reserved for unrelated additions to a conversation that are typically viewed as an escalation from the original talking point to distract from the original context. Given that the genocide committed by Israel is one of the reasons as to why this incident is taking place, it isn’t whataboutism as it’s related and considered by many as a direct reason for this attack.

Yes, this is “almost as bad” as the act which provoked this response which can be taken as a cute way to remind people the original act happened or as a genuine comparison which may imply there could (or should) be more retaliation to ‘sum things up’. Because the events are related, calling it a “whataboutism” doesn’t make a whole lot of sense. Saying “This is almost as bad as the time Russia invaded Ukraine” is not a whataboutism. Saying “What about when Russia invaded Ukraine? That’s clearly so much worse because-”

Almost all of the time the actual words are used to make the fallacy, hence the namesake. “What about” posits a question to be answered and thus makes the distraction, “This is almost as bad as” is a comparative statement which requires no answer.