By Qamar Bashir
The situation in the conflict between Israel and Palestinians has resulted in a tragic loss of life and a humanitarian crisis. The violence has led to the deaths of 17500 and wounding of 46,000 innocent civilians, including children, elderly individuals, women, and unarmed young people. A significant number of Palestinians have been displaced, lacking access to essential necessities like food, water, medical
assistance, fuel, and secure shelter. This ongoing crisis is exacerbating the already
dire humanitarian situation for the 2.3 million affected individuals.
But the question is how many Hamas, Hizb and Houthis fighters have been
neutralized so far?. The answer is almost negligible, whereas an unprecedented
418 armed to the teeth Israeli soldiers have been killed by Hamas resistance. In
fact, laden with protective gears, having the world’s finest and most powerful
airforce at their beck and call, world’s most feared spies agencies on their back, the
world’s most sophisticated military technology at their disposal have failed to
make any dent into the prowess of Hamas, Hezbollah or Houthis which prompted
the French President Emmauel Macron to say that if Israel continue to pursue its
war mongering policies in Palestine, the war would go as far as for ten years
without any end in sight and added that Israel has erred to set the target to
continue war until Hamas’s military capabilities are eliminated, and said that it will
take longer than Western societies are prepared to accept, longer than what their
leaders, and above all U.S. President Joe Biden, a close friend of Israel, is willing
to tolerate it.
Did Israel achieve its prime objective of securing the release of hostages?. Answer
is a big No. Israel has miserably failed to liberate even a single hostage by the
combined forces and might of world dreaded Israeli Mossad, USA’s CIA and UK
IM-6 and India infamous Raw agencies. They failed to get even a slightest trail of
the whereabouts of the hostages and all their reconnaissance apparatus were
blunted completely. Instead the indiscriminate aerial bombing by Israeli air force,
guns and tanks on the civilian targets put the lives of the hostages in greater danger
than the threat imposed by Hamas.
Has Israel succeeded in stopping the missiles attack by Hamas, Hezbollah attacks
from the north and Houthis attack from the south on Israeli cities and settlements?.
The reply is a big No. Have Israel neutralized the threat of full scale attacks from
Iran?. The answer is a big No. Hezbollah’s arsenal includes roughly 150,000
offensive rockets and missiles, including ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, and
drones. Its weapons have been employed to a limited degree since Oct. 7, but in
full force they could be catastrophic.
Direct conflict with Iran would be equally or more catastrophic for Israel. Iran has
a highly sophisticated stockpile of short-, medium-, and long-range missiles
capable of delivering nuclear warheads to Israel and beyond. Its program poses a
threat to both Israel and other American allies. The new kinds of indigenous
missiles used by the Hizb and Hamas have broken the formidable “Iron Dome” air
defense system and have successfully been hitting the intended targets.
Have Israel won the media war?. A big No. Even Israel’s own media, US, UK and
the media of almost the entire world disapproved of the senseless, brute inhumane
and insensitive killing spree by the Israeli air force which completely dominates
the skies of Gaza and West Bank without any resistance. Even the obvious, highly
calibrated and biased coverage and reporting by US and European media could not
stop the turning of the public opinions in US and European countries against
Israel’s insensible war crimes against unarmed civilians.
The demonstrators in huge numbers around the world are expressing their
solidarity with the Palestinian People and condemning Israel’s war on Gaza and
calling for a permanent ceasefire. Large scale protests were held New York,
London, Paris, Manila, Tunis, Tehran, Karachi, Beirut, Harare, Tokyo, Stockholm,
Johannesburg, Quezon City, Milan and elsewhere putting pressure on their
respective government to change their rhetoric and condemn Israel’s senseless
killing spree and support and aid of Palestinians stressed civilians, and to pursue
permanent peace by implementing UN Resolution 181, passed by the UN General
Assembly in 1947 calling for partition of Palestine into two states.
The world leaders with a view to pacify their agitated publics which are appalled
by the horrific images and videos coming out of Gaza in large number depicting
the horror inflicted upon civilians especially children are now calling upon Israel to
offer a political horizon for the end of the military campaign, announce the
beginning of talks with the Palestinian Authority based on a two-state
solution—offering stability, cooperation between Israelis and Palestinians, and
cooperation between Israel and the moderate Arab states within the framework of
the Arab League peace initiative.
Did Israeli justification for attacking hospitals, refugee camps, offices and storage
facilities of international organizations as hideouts of Hamas proven right?. The
Big reply is No. The Israeli occupying soldiers had nothing to offer after the
capturing of Al Shifa Hospital but to stage only a few army boots, a few rounds of
ammunition and some outdated refiles of almost no significance as a proof of using
hospitals as hideouts by Hamas. This proved Israel and its master US wrong in the
same manner as the narrative injected by the USA in the media to wage war in the
middle east was proven baseless, immoral, excessive and false.
Did Israel win the diplomatic successes? The big question is No. Since the start of
the israel genocide in Gaza, at least nine countries, including Jordan, Bahrain,
Turkey, Colombia, Honduras, Chile, Belize, South Africa and Chad, have recalled
their ambassadors to Israel or severed ties altogether. Several South American
countries filed diplomatic protests against Israel in response to the conflict with
Hamas. Bolivia severed all diplomatic ties with Israel, attributing its decision to
alleged war crimes and human rights violations in the Gaza Strip. Chile and
Colombia also recalled their ambassadors. Belize suspended diplomatic relations
with Israel.The Honduran President Xiomara Castro announced the recall of its
ambassador while condemns the genocide and serious violations of international
humanitarian law.
The United Nation Secretary General in his many statements condemned the
Hamas attack in Israel, but was appalled by the killing of civilians in Gaza
especially women and children. He mourned and honored the United Nations
colleagues who were killed in the bombardment of Gaza. He was dismayed by the
break of International humanitarian laws and called on all parties to abide by it,
including the principles of distinction, proportionality, and precaution.
Once again the role of the USA and its willing partnership to kill the children,
women and armedless civilians has endorsed the USA’s position as a
characterless, immoral and brute military power. All the Muslim countries and
those countries and leaders who respect the international humanitarian law have
once again awakened to the reality that for USA leadership there is no rule of law
or respect for people of any other countries except their own of their stooges. The
Trigger happy USA has been destroying societies after societies and countries after
countries mostly by developing a wrong, misconceived and deceptive narrative
around it.
Now the countries in large numbers are turning to other powers and urging them to
play a much larger role in resolving the conflicts which have been purposefully
ignited and willfully prolonged to keep the world and region of their choice in
constant state of turmoil.
One such power which has made its niche in resolving the conflicts between states
and societies in an logical, peaceful and dignified manner is China. China is
perhaps the only super power which latently has no ambition to exploit one nation
and against the other to establish its hegemony but it latently and willfully is
sharing the prosperity and development achieved by it during the last three decades
with other countries without asking anything in return.
Militarily unipower world has played havoc on the peace and development of the
weaker countries creating the gap and space for another superpower, which in the
current parlance is only China capable of filling this gap.
All peace loving countries of the world should double up their efforts with China
in the lead to support complete ceasefire in Israel Hamas conflict, and to start of
negotiation process to determine and settle the modus operandi to convince all
parties in the conflict to agree for a two states solution as promised by the United
Nation Resolution 181 adopted in 1947.
