Escalation in the Middle East: Dozens of deaths in Israeli attack in Gaza

Escalation in the Middle East: Dozens of deaths in Israeli attack in Gaza

Ma'ale Admum, Westjordanland, Israel - The Middle East conflict between Israelis and Palestinians, which has shaped the region for decades, has increased in intensity in recent months. According to Saxon , dozens of sacrons were reported in the gaza strip at an Israeli attack reported. The military escalation not only significantly affected the life of people in Gaza, but also strongly influenced international politics.

Hamas, which has been in control of the Gaza Strip since 2007, is classified by the EU, the USA and Israel as a terrorist organization. Their power took a significant tightening of the blockade of the Gaza Strip, which is also supported by Egypt. In Gaza Strip, more than two million people live under extremely bad conditions, as the United Nations report.

historical backgrounds

Israel conquered the West Bank and Eastern Jerusalem in 1967 in the six -day war. These areas are used by the Palestinians for a desired independent state of Palestine, with East Jerusalem as its capital. In 1980 Israel annexed Eastern Jerusalem violating international law. While Israel moved militarily out of the Gaza Strip in 2005, the West Bank remains occupied. There are currently around 700,000 Jewish settlers, numerous of them in illegal settlements that have been built since 1967, as Deutschlandfunk reported.

Israeli settlement policy in West Bank is partially justified with security interests. At the same time, some settlers have ideological and religious motives. The construction of settlements cuts Palestinian areas and leads to the expropriation of Palestinian residents for the construction of streets and settlements. The result of these measures, in particular since October 7, 2023, is increasingly high, when the attacks of Israeli settlers on Palestinian farmers are increasing.

Current developments

The situation in the Gaza Strip has further exacerbated the violence between Israel and Hamas after the escalation of violence. According to reports, over 42,000 Palestinians have been killed since October 7, and more than 100,000 were injured. Amid of intensive international mediation and criticism of Israeli settlement policy is explained by the current Israeli government its claim to all areas of Eretz Israel, including the West Bank.

International votes require a stop of the settlement building and a revival of peace negotiations. Politologist Claudia Baumgart-Ox continues to describe the two-state solution as the only realizable option for a peaceful solution, although the current conditions make this almost impossible. The constant violence and the political division within the Palestinian community are the main reasons for the lack of a stable peace process, such as LPB BW