Israeli and Palestinian War: Joe Biden on Israel-Hamas War – Today is the 10th day of the Israel-Hamas war, the Israeli army is continuously attacking Hamas positions, and so far more than 4 thousand people have lost their lives on both sides. US President Joe Biden announced the sending of warships and a new batch of weapons to help Israel and also said that America fully stands with Israel in the mission to eliminate Hamas. However, he warned Netanyahu that occupying Gaza could prove to be a big mistake for Israel.
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Israeli and Palestinian War
Israeli and Palestinian War is a huge military and political conflict in the Levant. The conflict has broken out between Israel and Palestine. At 6.30 AM on the morning of 7th October, While most of the Israelis were sleeping soundly in their homes, suddenly, the air raid sirens began blaring. In a short while, thousands of rockets were fired at Israeli cities. Israeli Defence Forces estimate that 2,200 rockets were fired. However, the group Hama claims that 5,000 rockets were fired. Israel has an Iron Dome system. It is one of the best air defense systems in the world. Whenever rockets are fired on Israel, it uses the latest military technology to intercept them and destroy them midflight to protect the country. But here, 5,000 rockets were fired within 20 minutes. This Iron Dome system failed. Thousands of people were killed and injured in Israel because of these attacks. This surprise attack is the biggest in the last few decades that has been seen in the Israel-Palestine conflict.
What caused Israel and Palestine to fight each other?
The morning of October 7, when Hamas launched its strikes on Israel, did not mark the start of the war for Arabs and Palestinians. Instead, the Nakba, or catastrophe, in which militias drove Palestinians from their homes and killed tens of thousands, is seen by them as the beginning of the war, which has been going on ever since. And it reminds us of the Yom Kippur War, Exactly 50 years ago, in October 1973, Egypt and Syria launched a similar surprise attack on Israel. After that, a war broke out Known as the Yom Kippur War. And this attack is no less than a full-scale war. In addition to the rocket strikes, Ham_s launched a multi-pronged attack from the ground, sea, and air. The boundary wall on the Israel-Gaza border was broken down by a bulldozer. Many Palestinians were seen entering Israeli territory. Some on motorcycles, some using motor-powered hang-gliders to enter Israel through the air. Apart from this, Ham_s also attacked Israel from the sea using speedboats. Many events took place within a day. A military base on the Israel-Gaza border was also attacked. An Israeli tank was captured. Many Israeli soldiers were captured and held hostage by the Hama group. The Israeli villages and cities on the border were infiltrated by armed terrorists of Hama’s. Many innocent civilians have been killed here, many are being held as hostages and Israel has declared a state of war in response. The Israeli military carried out airstrikes in Gaza, In which thousands of Palestinians were killed or injured.
The Israeli-Hamas war has a particularised element similar to the Gaza-Israel confrontations. When the Islamist political organization Hamas won elections in the Gaza Strip in the years 2005 and 2006, the Israel-Gaza Conflict broke out. After Fatah lost the election to Hamas and was brutally evicted, the Palestinian Authority’s government was divided into the Hamas administration in Gaza and the Fatah government in the West Bank. Due to Palestinian rocket attacks on Israel, Israeli airstrikes on Gaza, and a joint Egyptian-Israeli bombardment of Gaza, the Israel Vs Palestine War 2023 has gotten worse. The international community views attacks that target people and civilian structures rather than making a distinction between military and civilian targets as being against international law.
What is the purpose of Hamas?
The Gaza Strip has been governed by the Palestinian militant organization Hamas since 2007. The organization is committed to destroying Israel and replacing it with an Islamic state. Since assuming power, Hamas has engaged in numerous conflicts with Israel. In addition to previous horrific strikes, it has launched thousands of missiles against Israel or allowed other militant groups to do so. In retaliation, Israel frequently carried out airstrikes against Hamas and dispatched soldiers into Gaza during two of the wars. It has been blockading the Gaza Strip alongside Egypt since 2007 for what it claims are security concerns. Israel, the US, the EU, the UK, and other nations have all declared Hamas—or, in certain circumstances, its armed wing, the Izzedine al-Qassam Brigades—as a terrorist organization. Iran supports the group by giving it money, supplies, and training.
