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TeaTwo years ago today, Hamas terrorists attacked A series of planned, armed incursions into IsraelWhere they killed 1,195 civilians, injured hundreds and took 250 people hostage. Some 48 of them are still held captive – their unimaginable ordeal is far from over. They were – and still are – kept in life-threatening conditions,
People, including infants and entire families, were often brutally executed – without any provocation, without any justification. young people Nova was attending the concert Killed. The killing was indiscriminate. A special feature of the atrocities was the use of outrageous sexual violence: dozens of cases of rape and sexual assault. Was informedIsraeli authorities released harrowing videos of these events to a selected audience so that there would be no doubt about their nature and reality.
Many families have had to endure the endless pain of mourning the lives lost and not knowing the fate of their loved ones. that the attack occurred during a Jewish holiday Simchat Torah There is evidence that it was designed to maximize pain and suffering, and, as has happened before, in the expectation that Israeli security forces would be unprepared to protect their own people. What appeared to be intelligence failures was, tragically, exactly what happened.
That day Israel suffered the worst attack on the Jewish people since the horrors of the Holocaust, carried out by an organization that had promised to exterminate the Jews. Nearly two years later, two Jewish men died on British soil in a Yom Kippur synagogue in Manchester, targeted simply because they were Jewish. Increase in global anti-Semitism and suffering The Jewish people are not extinct.
It takes a little hard work, Given everything that has happened since October 2023To recall the almost universal outpouring of grief and sympathy toward Israel caused by the Hamas attack – even from people and states traditionally hostile to Israel. In the days after it happened, there was widespread support for Israel’s right to defend itself and ensuring the release of the hostages. Benjamin Netanyahu’s war has weakened Hamas and its allies Hezbollah and the Houthi rebels. Through their cooperation with the US, a one-time lethal threat Nuclear-armed Iran has been largely destroyedfor the time being. Assad regime in Syria has fallen,
Yet, as Mr. Netanyahu’s government has escalated and escalated the conflict, much of the goodwill toward his country has evaporated, or been ruined. Some key Hamas commanders and political leaders have been removed, but the organization itself has not been removed. destruction of gaza This has left many potential recruits into this and other extremist movements. A recent poll by the Israel Democracy Institute shows that support in Israel for Mr. Netanyahu and the war has declined – in fact, it suggests that Most Israelis want the war to end and their prime minister to step down,
Instead of standing proudly as a nation fighting for its survival in a proportionate manner, according to international conventions and humanitarian norms, Israel – of all countries – has been accused of genocide. in the International Court of JusticeAnd a man-made famine is wreaking havoc on innocent Palestinian civilians trying to survive in the hellish landscape of their devastated homeland.
There is no accurate data on the number of Palestinians killed in Gaza, but its health ministry, controlled by Hamas, puts it at 66,000 -Mostly civilians, including more than 18,000 children. Despite Israeli authorities refusing to allow most international media organizations access to their territory, the photographs that have emerged from there reveal Near complete destruction in Gaza Strip,
Mr Netanyahu can point to clear gains made by the Israel Defense Forces, but their war aims have not been achieved, while Israel remains internationally isolated and made less secure – meaning that Hamas has, to that extent, succeeded in its sinister aim of creating diplomatic chaos. Hostages are still dying, and only five have been released through military operations, while 140 have been released through mediation.
Israel has lost important friends among its neighbors – nations that had either made their peace with Israel, such as Egypt, Jordan and the United Arab Emirates, or were in the process of concluding the “Abraham Accords”, such as Saudi Arabia and Qatar (which happened more recently). bombed by israelMore countries, including former regional colonial powers, France and Britain, have recognized the State of Palestine in an effort to end the war. For a man who sought to make few political gains through his relentless war, Mr Netanyahu has become extremely unpopular as a result of the way he has conducted it. Israelis and other detainees held by Hamas could not be quickly located and rescued.
The remaining hostages may soon be released – but through negotiations, not carpet bombing. Despite mourning by Israelis and Palestinians, indirect peace talks are taking place in Egypt. Donald Trump – who deserves credit for his peace initiatives – said he has found Hamas “fine” in its dealings with international mediators, and he has, to the surprise of many, increased pressure on the Netanyahu government to support a process that could end the fighting, return hostages home, and ultimately allow a two-state solution to move forward.
It is a war that has lasted too long, has failed to meet the objectives of both sides, and has caused immeasurable suffering. But finally, the end may be in sight.