It is no longer news, Israel had launched an offensive air strike targeting Hamas who they blamed for firing hundreds of rockets resulting in killing their soldiers and hundreds people. It also accused Hamas for crossing its border, killing and kidnapping its citizens on October 7. The ongoing Israel /Hamas war has so far claimed thousands of innocent lives from both sides. No matter what triggered the renew hostilities leading to humanitarian catastrophic, Israel should be entirely blamed. It has been pursuing expansionist agenda in West Bank, Gaza and many villages, ignoring UN’s laws and conventions which barring it from further occupation. In the last sixteen years, Palestine in Gaza have been living in horror and bondage. Israel blockage in Gaza made lives unbearable to the pauperized Palestine. Attempts in 1948 to provide two states solution did not materialize. The effort has not yielded the expected or fruitful result as Israel refuses to agreed or commit to the agreement. Instead, what the world continues to witness is Israel illegal occupation and killing of armless Palestine women and children on daily basis.
The economic and poverty strangulated Palestine have to resort to guerilla fighting in order to free themselves from the shackles of Israel domination and illegal occupation. While helpless Palestine are being subjected to all manner of hardship by its oppressor, (Israel),the Western powers, US, UK, FRANCE etc looked the other way round. The Palestine are only allowed to live in squalor in a land that belongs to them. In Ukraine, armed rebels are considered freedom fighters while group such as Hamas, fighting for their rights are being labelled as terrorists. This amounts to hypocrite by the West. The war between Israel and Palestine will not end so long Israel continues its land encroachment and illegal building of house for its people. The US’s president visit to Israel neither helped for immediate cessation of fire nor douse tension in a war-torn Gaza. President Biden’s message of sending more weapons to fight Hamas is unfortunate and will aggravate tension in the middle East countries.
One must have expected that, the Biden’s visit will prevail on Israel to stop air strike, respect human rights violation, desist from attacking and killing of innocent women and children in Gaza or any other Palestine territories. One wishes that, President Biden’s visit will have provided an avenue for lasting solution on the Israel/Palestine war, including the need for UN to summon an emergency meeting aimed at resolving the century long two-states solution. Also, president Biden was able to meet with Israel president, Benjamin Netanyahu, and discussed how United States of America(USA) and its allies will help his country. But president Biden did not extend such visit to Gaza and see how children and women are being ungodly massacred by Israel’s arial bombardment. With the death figures raised to more than five thousands in Gaza and Israel’s decision to cut off electricity, water and aids, Palestinians are being mercilessly punished or annihilated by Israel while the world leaders’ watch.
Though, many countries have condemned the ongoing war between Israel and Palestine, no doubt, civilian casualties are on increase. There is the need for both the warring parties to drop their arsenal and embrace peace. The War in Gaza can only be resolved through two- states solution as mooted by United Nations and other conflict resolution experts.
Ibrahim Mustapha Pambegua, Kaduna state. 08169056963.
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