Actually, such a question is already disrespectful to God as we are not trusting in His sovereignty. But the bible also clearly tells us the reason why He does so.
Deut 7:4 "for they will turn your sons away from following me to serve other gods, and the Lord's anger will burn against you and will quickly destroy you."
If the Israelites did not destroy them completely, they would intermarry with the pagans and be influenced to idolatry and all other kinds of immorality associated with it.
One debatable point which others have also raised is that by killing those who have not reached the age of accountability, God is actually merciful to them by ending their lives prematurely before they are allowed to fall into sin.
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