ਹਮਾਸ-ਇਜ਼ਰਾਈਲ ਯੁੱਧ, 2023: ਇੱਕ ਵਿਸ਼ਲੇਸ਼ਣ

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ਹਮਾਸ-ਇਜ਼ਰਾਈਲ ਯੁੱਧ, 2023: ਇੱਕ ਵਿਸ਼ਲੇਸ਼ਣ

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ਸ਼ਨੀਵਾਰ, 7 ਅਕਤੂਬਰ 2023 ਨੂੰ ਹਮਾਸ ਨੇ ਇਜ਼ਰਾਈਲ ਉੱਤੇ ਇੱਕ "ਅਚਾਨਕ ਹਮਲਾ" ਕਰਕੇ ਇਜ਼ਰਾਈਲ ਹੀ ਨਹੀਂ ਸਾਰੀ ਦੁਨੀਆਂ ਨੂੰ ਚਕ੍ਰਿਤ ਕਰ ਦਿਤਾ। ਹਮਾਸ ਨੇ ਇਜ਼ਰਾਈਲ ਦੇ ਦੱਖਣੀ ਅਤੇ ਕੇਂਦਰੀ ਹਿੱਸਿਆਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਰਾਕੇਟਾਂ ਦੀ ਧੂਆਂਧਾਰ ਫਾਇਰਿੰਗ ਕੀਤੀ ਤੇ ਹਮਾਸ ਦੇ ਬੰਦੂਕਧਾਰੀ ਗਾਜ਼ਾ ਪੱਟੀ ਤੋਂ ਬਾਹਰ ਇਜ਼ਰਾਈਲ ਵਿੱਚ 22 ਸਥਾਨਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਦਾਖਲ ਹੋਏ, ਜਿਸ ਵਿੱਚ ਗਾਜ਼ਾ ਸਰਹੱਦ ਤੋਂ 15 ਮੀਲ (24 ਕਿਲੋਮੀਟਰ) ਦੂਰ ਕਸਬੇ ਅਤੇ ਹੋਰ ਬਸਤੀਆਂ ਸ਼ਾਮਲ ਹਨ। ਹਮਾਸ ਲੜਾਕਿਆਂ ਨੇ ਇਜ਼ਰਾਈਲ ਦੀਆਂ ਬਸਤੀਆਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਫੈਲ ਕੇ ਮਾਰੋਮਾਰ ਸ਼ੁਰੂ ਕਰ ਦਿਤੀ ਤੇ ਕਈ ਸੈਨਿਕ ਅਤੇ ਸਿਵਿਲੀਅਨ ਬੰਦੀ ਬਣਾ ਲਏ ਜਿਸਨੇ ਹਮਾਸ ਅਤੇ ਇਜ਼ਰਾਈਲੀਆਂ ਵਿਚਕਾਰ ਪੂਰੀ ਤਰ੍ਹਾਂ ਨਾਲ ਜੰਗ ਦਾ ਰੂਪ ਧਾਰਨ ਕਰ ਲਿਆਂ। ਕੁਝ ਥਾਵਾਂ 'ਤੇ ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਨੇ ਨਾਗਰਿਕਾਂ ਅਤੇ ਸੈਨਿਕਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਗੋਲੀ ਮਾਰ ਦਿੱਤੀ । ਰਾਤ ਹੋਣ ਤੋਂ ਬਾਅਦ ਬੰਦੂਕ ਦੀ ਲੜਾਈ ਚੰਗੀ ਤਰ੍ਹਾਂ ਜਾਰੀ ਰਹੀ, ਅਤੇ ਹਮਾਸ ਨੇ ਦੋ ਕਸਬਿਆਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਲੋਕਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਬੰਧਕ ਬਣਾ ਲਿਆ। ਹਮਾਸ ਨੇ ਤੀਜੇ ਕਸਬੇ ਵਿੱਚ ਇੱਕ ਪੁਲਿਸ ਸਟੇਸ਼ਨ 'ਤੇ ਕਬਜ਼ਾ ਕਰ ਲਿਆ, ਜਿੱਥੇ ਇਜ਼ਰਾਈਲੀ ਬਲਾਂ ਨੇ ਅੰਤ ਵਿੱਚ ਇਮਾਰਤ ਨੂੰ ਮੁੜ ਹਾਸਲ ਕਰਨ ਲਈ ਐਤਵਾਰ ਸਵੇਰ ਤੱਕ ਸੰਘਰਸ਼ ਕੀਤਾ। ਜਵਾਬੀ ਕਾਰਵਾਈ ਵਿੱਚ ਇਜ਼ਰਾਈਲ ਨੇ ਗਾਜ਼ਾ ਪੱਟੀ ਤੇ ਤੋਪਾਂ ਨਾਲ ਧੂਆਂਧਾਰ ਬੰਬਬਾਰੀ ਕੀਤੀ। ਇਸ ਕਾਰਨ ਹੁਣ ਤੱਕ 400 ਇਜ਼ਰਾਈਲੀ ਅਤੇ 313 ਫਲਸਤੀਨੀ ਮਾਰੇ ਗਏ ਹਨ। ਇਜ਼ਰਾਈਲ ਆਧਾਰਤ ਮੀਡੀਆ ਨੇ ਦਾਅਵਾ ਕੀਤਾ ਕਿ ਸਭ ਤੋਂ ਘਾਤਕ ਹਮਲੇ ਵਿੱਚ 2,048 ਤੋਂ ਵੱਧ ਜ਼ਖਮੀਆਂ ਦਾ ਹਸਪਤਾਲਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਇਲਾਜ ਚੱਲ ਰਿਹਾ ਹੈ, ਜਿਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ 20 ਦੀ ਹਾਲਤ ਗੰਭੀਰ ਅਤੇ 330 ਗੰਭੀਰ ਰੂਪ ਵਿੱਚ ਜ਼ਖਮੀ ਹਨ। ਗਾਜ਼ਾ ਪੱਟੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਹਮਾਸ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਚਲਾਏ ਜਾ ਰਹੇ ਸਿਹਤ ਮੰਤਰਾਲੇ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਫਿਲਸਤੀਨੀਆਂ ਦੀ ਮਰਨ ਵਾਲਿਆਂ ਦੀ ਗਿਣਤੀ ਵੀ 313 ਫਲਸਤੀਨੀ ਦੱਸੀ ਗਈ ਹੈ ਅਤੇ 1,990 ਜ਼ਖਮੀ ਹੋਏ ਹਨ। ਇਜ਼ਰਾਈਲ ਅਤੇ ਹਮਾਸ ਦੋਵਾਂ ਨੇ ਦਾਅਵਾ ਕੀਤਾ ਕਿ ਇਜ਼ਰਾਈਲੀ ਖੇਤਰ ਦੇ ਅੰਦਰ ਕਈ ਥਾਵਾਂ 'ਤੇ ਗੋਲੀਬਾਰੀ ਚੱਲ ਰਹੀ ਹੈ। ਦ ਟਾਈਮਜ਼ ਆਫ਼ ਇਜ਼ਰਾਈਲ ਦੀ ਰਿਪੋਰਟ ਦੇ ਅਨੁਸਾਰ, ਹਮਾਸ ਦੀ ਤਲਾਸ਼ੀ ਕਈ ਘੇਰੇ ਹੋਏ ਕਸਬਿਆਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਕੀਤੀ ਜਾ ਰਹੀ ਹੈ ਅਤੇ ਗਾਜ਼ਾ ਦੇ ਅੰਦਰ 400 ਤੋਂ ਵੱਧ ਅੱਤਵਾਦੀ ਮਾਰੇ ਗਏ ਹਨ, ਦਰਜਨਾਂ ਹੋਰ ਬੰਦੀ ਬਣਾਏ ਗਏ ਹਨ। ਇਜ਼ਰਾਈਲ ਫੌਜ ਦਾ ਕਹਿਣਾ ਹੈ ਕਿ 'ਦੁਸ਼ਮਣ ਅਜੇ ਵੀ ਜ਼ਮੀਨ 'ਤੇ ਹੈ' ਅਤੇ ਗਾਜ਼ਾ ਵਿੱਚ ਹਮਾਸ ਦੇ 800 ਟਿਕਾਣਿਆਂ 'ਤੇ ਹਮਲਾ ਕਰ ਰਿਹਾ ਹੈ। ਹਮਾਸ ਲੜਾਕਿਆਂ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਕੀਤੇ ਗਏ ਬੇਮਿਸਾਲ ਅਚਨਚੇਤ ਹਮਲੇ ਤੋਂ ਇੱਕ ਦਿਨ ਬਾਅਦ, ਇਜ਼ਰਾਈਲੀ ਸੈਨਿਕ ਦੱਖਣੀ ਇਜ਼ਰਾਈਲ ਦੀਆਂ ਗਲੀਆਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਹਮਾਸ ਦੇ ਲੜਾਕਿਆਂ ਨਾਲ ਲੜ ਰਹੇ ਹਨ ਅਤੇ ਗਾਜ਼ਾ ਉੱਤੇ ਹਵਾਈ ਹਮਲੇ ਕਰ ਰਹੇ ਹਨ। ਇਜ਼ਰਾਈਲ ਦੀ ਫੌਜ ਨੂੰ ਹਮਲੇ ਨੂੰ ਰੋਕਣ ਵਿਚ ਅਸਫਲਤਾ 'ਤੇ ਸਵਾਲਾਂ ਦਾ ਸਾਹਮਣਾ ਕਰਨਾ ਪੈ ਰਿਹਾ ਹੈ, ਉਸ ਨੇ ਕਿਹਾ ਕਿ ਉਸ ਨੇ ਘੁਸਪੈਠ ਦੇ ਜ਼ਿਆਦਾਤਰ ਸਥਾਨਾਂ 'ਤੇ ਮੁੜ ਕਬਜ਼ਾ ਕਰ ਲਿਆ ਹੈ, ਸੈਂਕੜੇ ਹਮਲਾਵਰਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਮਾਰ ਦਿੱਤਾ ਹੈ ਅਤੇ ਦਰਜਨਾਂ ਹੋਰ ਕੈਦੀਆਂ ਨੂੰ ਲੈ ਲਿਆ ਹੈ ਪਰ ਕੁਝ ਥਾਵਾਂ 'ਤੇ ਲੜਾਈ ਅਜੇ ਵੀ ਜਾਰੀ ਹੈ।

ਇਹ ਅਚਾਨਕ ਹਮਲਾ ਕਿਵੇਂ ਹੋਇਆ? ਰਾਕੇਟਾਂ ਦੀ ਧੂਆਂਧਾਰ ਬਾਰਿਸ਼ ਪਿੱਛੋਂ ਹਮਾਸ ਦੇ ਅੱਤਵਾਦੀਆਂ ਨੇ ਨਾਕਾਬੰਦੀ ਕੀਤੀ ਤੇ ਗਾਜ਼ਾ ਪੱਟੀ ਤੋਂ ਨੇੜਲੇ ਇਜ਼ਰਾਈਲੀ ਕਸਬਿਆਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਧਾਵਾ ਬੋਲਿਆ, ਸ਼ਨੀਵਾਰ ਨੂੰ ਪ੍ਰਮੁੱਖ ਯਹੂਦੀ ਛੁੱਟੀ ਦੇ ਦੌਰਾਨ ਇੱਕ ਬੇਮਿਸਾਲ ਅਚਾਨਕ ਹਮਲੇ ਵਿੱਚ ਦਰਜਨਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਮਾਰ ਦਿੱਤਾ ਅਤੇ ਹੋਰਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਅਗਵਾ ਕਰ ਲਿਆ। ਹੈਰਾਨ ਹੋਏ ਇਜ਼ਰਾਈਲ ਨੇ ਜਵਾਬ ਵਿੱਚ ਗਾਜ਼ਾ ਵਿੱਚ ਹਵਾਈ ਹਮਲੇ ਤੇ ਤੋਪਾਂ ਦੇ ਫਾਇਰ ਸ਼ੁਰੂ ਕਰ ਦਿਤੇ। ਇਜ਼ਰਾਈਲ ਦੇ ਪ੍ਰਧਾਨ ਮੰਤਰੀ ਨੇ ਕਿਹਾ ਕਿ ਦੇਸ਼ ਹੁਣ ਹਮਾਸ ਨਾਲ ਸਿੱਧੀ ਜੰਗ ਕਰ ਰਿਹਾ ਹੈ ਜਿਸ ਦੀ ਹਮਾਸ ਨੂੰ "ਬਹੁਤ ਮਹਿੰਗੀ ਕੀਮਤ" ਚੁਕਾਉਣੀ ਪਵੇਗੀ। ਇਜ਼ਰਾਈਲ ਨੇ ਬਦਲੇ ਦੀ ਸਹੁੰ ਨਾਲ ਸੰਘਰਸ਼ ਵਧਾਉਣ ਦੀ ਧਮਕੀ ਵੀ ਦਿੱਤੀ। ਇਜ਼ਰਾਈਲ ਅਤੇ ਗਾਜ਼ਾ ਦੇ ਹਮਾਸ ਵਿਚਕਾਰ ਪਿਛਲੇ ਸੰਘਰਸ਼ਾਂ ਨੇ ਗਾਜ਼ਾ ਵਿੱਚ ਵਿਆਪਕ ਮੌਤ ਅਤੇ ਤਬਾਹੀ ਲਿਆਂਦੀ ਹੈ । ਸਥਿਤੀ ਹੁਣ ਸੰਭਾਵਤ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਵਧੇਰੇ ਅਸਥਿਰ ਹੈ, ਇਜ਼ਰਾਈਲ ਦੀ ਸੱਜੇ-ਪੱਖੀ ਸਰਕਾਰ ਵਲੋਂ ਸੁਰੱਖਿਆ ਦੀ ਉਲੰਘਣਾ ਕਰਕੇ ਅਤੇ ਫਿਲਸਤੀਨੀਆਂ ਦੇ ਪੱਛਮੀ ਕਿਨਾਰੇ ਵਿੱਚ ਕਦੇ ਨਾ ਖਤਮ ਹੋਣ ਵਾਲੇ ਕਬਜ਼ੇ ਕਰਕੇ ਅਤੇ ਗਾਜ਼ਾ ਦੀ ਨਾਕਾਬੰਦੀ ਕਾਰਨ ਨਿਰਾਸ਼ਾ ਵਿੱਚ ਹੈ।

ਜਦੋਂ ਦੂਜੇ ਵਿਸ਼ਵ ਯੁੱਧ ਵਿੱਚ ਜਰਮਨਾਂ ਵਲੋਂ ਯਹੂਦੀਆਂ ਨੂੰ ਸਮੂਹਿਕ ਤੌਰ ਤੇ ਤਸੀਹੇ ਦੇ ਕੇ ਖਤਮ ਕਰਨ 'ਤੇ ਬਚੇ ਬੇਘਰ ਹੋਏ ਯਹੂਦੀਆਂ ਨੂੰ ਵਸਾਉਣ ਲਈ ਫਲਸਤੀਨ ਨੂੰ ਯੂਐਸ-ਯੂਰਪ ਦੇ ਗੱਠਜੋੜ ਦੀ ਮਦਦ ਨਾਲ ਵੰਡਿਆ ਗਿਆ ਤੇ ਕਾਫੀ ਹਿਸਾ ਯਹੂਦੀਆਂ ਨੂੰ ਦਿਤਾ ਗਿਆ ਜਿਸ ਉਤੇ ਯੂਐਨਓ ਨੇ ਵੀ ਮੋਹਰ ਲਗਾ ਦਿੱਤੀ । ਪਰ ਫਲਸਤੀਨੀਆਂ ਨੇ ਇਸ ਨੂੰ ਕਦੇ ਵੀ ਸਵੀਕਾਰ ਨਹੀਂ ਕੀਤਾ। ਇਸ ਤੋਂ ਇਲਾਵਾ ਗਾਜ਼ਾ ਪੱਟੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਯਹੂਦੀਆਂ ਦੀ ਲਗਾਤਾਰ ਘੁਸਪੈਠ ਤੇ ਨਵੀਆਂ ਬਸਤੀਆਂ ਬਣਾਉਣ ਦੀ ਮੁਹਿੰਮ ਫਲਸਤੀਨੀਆਂ ਲਈ ਹੋਰ ਵੀ ਦੁਖਦਾਈ ਬਣ ਗਈ। ਇਜ਼ਰਾਈਲ ਵਿਰੁੱਧ ਫਲਸਤੀਨੀਆਂ ਦੀ ਮਦਦ ਕਰਨ ਲਈ ਮੁਸਲਿਮ ਬਲਾਕ ਦੇ ਵਿਚਕਾਰ ਯੋਮ ਕਿਪੂਰ ਯੁੱਧ ਹੋਇਆ ਪਰ ਯੂਐਸ-ਯੂਰਪ ਗੱਠਜੋੜ ਦੇ ਵਿਆਪਕ ਸਮਰਥਨ ਕਾਰਨ ਇਹ ਬੁਰੀ ਤਰ੍ਹਾਂ ਅਸਫਲ ਰਿਹਾ। ਇਜ਼ਰਾਈਲੀਆਂ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਫਲਸਤੀਨ ਵਿੱਚ ਵਧੇਰੇ ਖੇਤਰਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਦੱਬੇ ਜਾਣ ਕਾਰਨ ਗਾਜ਼ਾ ਪੱਟੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਝੜਪਾਂ ਲਗਾਤਾਰ ਜਾਰੀ ਹਨ।

ਇਸ ਨਾਸੂ੍ਰ ਨੇ ਫਲਸਤੀਂiਆਂ ਨੂੰ ਇਜ਼ਰਾਈਲ ਦਾ ਮੁਕਾਬਲਾ ਕਰਨ ਲਈ ਮਜਬੂਰ ਕਰ ਦਿਤਾ ਜਿਸ ਕਰਕੇ 1987 ਵਿੱਚ ਹਮਾਸ ਹੋਂਦ ਵਿੱਚ ਆਈ ਜਿਸ ਦਾ ਮਕਸਦ ਗਾਜ਼ਾ ਪੱਟੀ ਨੂੰ ਸੁਰਿਖਅਤ ਕਰਨਾ ਅਤੇ ਇਜ਼ਰਾਈਲ ਦੇ ਵਧਦੇ ਪ੍ਰਭਾਵ ਨੂੰ ਠੱਲ ਪਾਉਣਾ ਸੀ। । ਅਖਾਣ ਹੈ ਕਿ ਇੱਕ ਦੇਸ਼ ਦੇ ਆਜ਼ਾਦੀ ਘੁਲਾਟੀਏ ਦੂਜੇ ਦੁਸ਼ਮਣ ਦੇਸ਼ ਦੇ ਅੱਤਵਾਦੀ ਅਖਵਾਉਂਦੇ ਹਨ। ਇਸ ਲਈ, ਹਮਾਸ ਨੂੰ ਇਜ਼ਰਾਈਲ ਨੇ ਅੱਤਵਾਦੀ ਸੰਗਠਨ ਘੋਸ਼ਿਤ ਕੀਤਾ। ਹਮਾਸ ਅਤੇ ਇਜ਼ਰਾਈਲ ਵਿਚਕਾਰ ਲਗਾਤਾਰ ਝੜਪਾਂ ਹੁੰਦੀਆਂ ਰਹੀਆਂ ਹਨ ਜਿਸ ਵਿੱਚ ਇਹ ਮੌਜੂਦਾ ਝੜਪ ਸਭ ਤੋਂ ਵੱਧ ਗੰਭੀਰ ਹੈ ਕਿਉਂਕਿ ਇਹ ਚੰਗੀ ਤਰ੍ਹਾਂ ਯੋਜਨਾਬੱਧ ਢੰਗ ਨਾਲ ਗੁਪਤ ਰਖਕੇ ਕੀਤੀ ਗਈ ਹੈ ਜਿੱਥੇ ਯਹੂਦੀ ਛੁਟੀ ਦੌਰਾਨ ਹਮਾਸ ਨੇ ਰਾਕਟਾਂ ਨਾਲ ਹਮਲੇ ਕੀਤੇ ਅਤੇ ਨਾਕਾਬੰਦੀ ਕਰਕੇ ਗਾਜ਼ਾ ਪੱਟੀ ਤੋਂ ਨੇੜਲੇ ਇਜ਼ਰਾਈਲੀ ਕਸਬਿਆਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਬਸਤੀਆਂ ਨੂੰ ਘੇਰਾ ਪਾ ਕੇ ਸੈਂਕੜਿਆਂ ਨੂੰ ਮਾਰਿਆ ਅਤੇ ਹੋਰਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਅਗਵਾ ਕਰ ਲਿਆ। ਅਮਰੀਕਾ, ਬ੍ਰਿਟੇਨ, ਫਰਾਂਸ ਅਤੇ ਈਸਾਈ ਬਲਾਕ ਦੇ ਕੁਝ ਹੋਰ ਯੂਰਪੀ ਦੇਸ਼ਾਂ ਅਤੇ ਭਾਰਤੀਆਂ ਨੇ ਕਿਹਾ ਹੈ ਕਿ ਉਹ ਲੋੜ ਦੀ ਇਸ ਘੜੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਇਜ਼ਰਾਈਲ ਦੇ ਨਾਲ ਖੜੇ ਹਨ ਜਦ ਕਿ ਇਰਾਨ ਸਮੇਤ ਸ਼ੀਆ ਬਲਾਕ ਫਿਲਸਤੀਨ ਦੇ ਨਾਲ ਡਟ ਕੇ ਖੜੇ ਹਨ। ਜੰਗ ਵਧ ਸਕਦੀ ਹੈ ਕਿਉਂਕਿ ਦੋਵਾਂ ਵਿੱਚੋਂ ਕੋਈ ਵੀ ਇੰਨੀ ਆਸਾਨੀ ਨਾਲ ਏਡੇ ਵੱਡੇ ਨੁਕਸਾਨ ਨੂੰ ਸਵੀਕਾਰ ਨਹੀਂ ਕਰ ਰਿਹਾ । ਹੋ ਸਕਦਾ ਹੈ ਕਿ ਯੂਐਸ-ਯੂਰਪੀਅਨ ਬਲਾਕ ਜੰਗ ਨੂੰ ਜਲਦੀ ਖਤਮ ਕਰਨ ਵਿੱਚ ਅੱਗੇ ਆਵੇ। ਫੜੇ ਗਏ ਇਜ਼ਰਾਈਲੀਆਂ ਦੀ ਗਿਣਤੀ ਕਾਫ਼ੀ ਵੱਡੀ ਹੈ ਜੋ ਇਜ਼ਰਾਈਲ ਨੂੰ ਝੁਕਣ ਲਈ ਮਜਬੂਰ ਕਰ ਸਕਦੀ ਹੈ ਤੇ ਕਿਸੇ ਵੀ ਗੱਲਬਾਤ ਦੇ ਨਤੀਜੇ ਵਜੋਂ ਇਜ਼ਰਾਈਲ ਨੂੰ ਗਾਜ਼ਾ ਪੱਟੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਆਪਣੇ ਕਬਜ਼ੇ ਨੂੰ ਰੋਕਣਾ ਪੈ ਸਕਦਾ ਹੈ।

 

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Situation in Israel- Hamas war is changing fast. After Israel declared war 3 lakh reservists have joined duty. One Lakh of them have been deployed against Gaza border to seal it. Israel Defence Minister has ordered a complete siege of Gaza Electricity, food, Fuel have been cut off to Gaza. Artillery Bombardment and Air strafing has ben done mercilessly. Ever US has responded with sending his carrier Ship. Causalities have been mounting Israel lost more than 700 and Hamas around 600. Injured are piled up continuously in hospital. UN Security Council's Emergency Meeting bogged down due to opposition from China and Russia. US and Europe side with Israel openly so are Iran, Pakistan, China and other Asian countries. it is now East versus west. Saudis are in a dilemma. A mass infiltration by Hamas gunmen from the Gaza Strip, near Sderot in southern Israel is still acausing mayhem in Israel.
Gaza depends on Israel largely for its basic supplies and such a decision will have far-reaching consequences for 2.3 million people living in the densely populated area.
While Hamas activists were seen celebrating on the streets of the coastal territory on Saturday, wary commoners were seen looking to stock up on basic needs speculating about the imminent harsh attack.
The streets of Gaza for the last two days have looked completely deserted, much like most Israeli towns in the south.

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Out of over 2.3 million Palestinians, over 1.5 lakh Palestinians have left their homes and are refugees. Blockade will cause further desertion. War is likely to be prolonged in the present circumstances.​

 

[dalvinder45]

As lethal bombing of the most densely populated area of Gaza is going on from air sea and ground the death toll of Hamas fighter as last updated hs gone up to over 1600. This is likely to be much higher as Israeli arming on Tuesday said it found around 1,500 bodies of Hamas militants around the Gaza Strip. Meanwhile, the fierce battles continued between Hamas gunmen and Israeli troops in Gaza after the Palestinian military group fired over 5,000 rockets toward Israel killing thousands of peopl . Meanwhile, Qassam Brigades of Hamas has threatened to execute Israeli captives for every unannounced Israeli attack on civilians in Gaza. The surprise attack on Saturday caught Israel’s military and intelligence services completely off guard, as hundreds of Hamas gunmen poured through holes blown in the border fence.
Meanwhile the Israel Army has created a wall of tanks along Gaza border and use armour, arty, navy and air to shall Palestinians. Netanyahu, the most hated leader among Hamas and even among the Israelis is thinking of a common government adding some opposition ministers. His bill on subduing SC has bounced very badly creating fissures among the Israel people and taking the benefit of this situation Hamas attacked Israel. Their pent up feelings have found outlet in merciless killing of Israelis and devastating the streets of Israeli cities. This conflict which started from 1948 with carving Israel out of Palestine does not appear to end since Palestinians will never reconcile with forcible occupation of their land by Israel.

 

[dalvinder45]

Conversion of Palestine into Israel by West & US

 

[A_seeker]

I hope Hamas gets wiped out

 

[dalvinder45]

Hamas does not get washed out. Its leaders are well away from the approach of Israel. May be planning for next bout. It is not that easy as you think. This war has been on since 1948, causing more causalities to Palistininians. The survey carried out by intelligence agencies shows that 87% Palestininians want this struggle to continue. Remember that one countries terrorist's are generally freedom fighters of other country. Another adage, " The softer you go and the harder the enemy becomes, and more chances are of losing. It in fact has now become a war of civilizations where West and east are facing each other barring India of course which of course earlier was friend of PLO leader of yasar Arafat. Since Israel has proved to be an all weather friend of India against Pakistan and China India has now chosen to be with them though they are for right to live and security for Palestinians as well.

 

[dalvinder45]

Rocket sirens in north Israel as 'hostile aircraft' enter from Lebanon. Large scale drone attacks on North Israel by Hezbollah. Lebanon's powerful armed group Hezbollah also exchanged artillery and rocket fire with Israel. Hezbollah said it had launched guided rockets and artillery onto three posts in the Shebaa Farms "in solidarity" with the Palestinian people.​

Israeli shelling hit southern Lebanese towns on Wednesday in response to a fresh rocket attack by powerful armed group Hezbollah, as cross-border violence extended into a fourth day.

Hezbollah said it had fired precision missiles at an Israeli position in response to the killing of its members in Israeli shelling earlier this week, pledging "decisive" responses to attacks on Lebanese territory, especially deadly ones.

The Israel Defense Forces said airstrikes targeted some 200 targets in the Hamas-controlled Palestinian territory overnight., but it was increasingly clear that t.he missiles were just an opening salvo for what Israel has promised will be a devastating blow against Hamas. The multi storeyed building appeared flattend in videos. Most densely populated Gaza lost thousands out of which 260 are said to be children in the attack. Israeli families were still reeling from the brazen ground, air and sea assault launched by Hamas. The scale and brutality of the attack, which claimed more than 1,000 lives, left some 2,500 more people wounded and more than 100 held captive by Hamas,​

Israel has imposed a 'complete siege' on the Gaza Strip as it continues to bomb Hamas targets after the group's fighters launched a brutal assault on Israel on Saturday morning. The war has claimed at least 2,200 lives on both sides and is expected to escalate. Israeli fighters jets struck the Islamic University in Gaza City, an official with the Hamas-linked institution said. "The intense air strikes destroyed completely some buildings of the Islamic University," Ahmed Orabi of the university management told.

The only power plant in the Gaza Strip, which is under Israeli bombardment and siege, shut down Wednesday after it ran out of fuel, said the Palestinian enclave's electricity authority. Meanwhile, Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced an 'emergency government' with an opposition party leader, Benny Gantz, for the duration of the war with Gaza militants

 

[dalvinder45]

in high density multi storey Gaza the bildings have been pounded, and grounded by Israel on October 10, 2023 as can be seen below

: Smoke billows following Israeli strikes in Gaza City, October 11, 2023
According to the ministry, some 950 people have been killed and 5,000 others have been injured in the strikes on Gaza, according to CNN report. Meanwhile, the Israel Defence Forces said they have killed some 1,500 terrorists in Israeli territory after Hamas launched an attack on Israeli border communities, The Times of Israel reported.
The Israeli Defence Forces said that they targeted Hamas' 'aerial detection capabilities' in Gaza.

According to the IDF, the terror group had a network of network of cameras, hidden inside solar water heaters across the Strip in order to track and monitor Israeli aircraft.

'Yesterday, within a few minutes during a focused sortie, the IAF struck all of the sites of the network and demolished Hamas's ability to form an accurate picture of the skies and their efforts to target IDF aircraft,' The Times of Israel quoted the military as saying.

In an update posted on X, the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) said that dozens of warplanes attacked more than 80 targets throughout Beit Hanon during the night. 'Dozens of warplanes attacked over 80 targets throughout Beit Hanon during the night. Among other things, the planes attacked two bank branches used by the terrorist organization Hamas to finance terrorism in the Gaza Strip, an underground terrorist tunnel in the territory of the Gaza Strip and two operational headquarters used by the terrorist organization Hamas to direct terrorism to the State of Israel,' IDF posted on X. The IDF spokesperson Lieutenant Colonel Jonathan Conricus on Wednesday said that 1,200 Israelis were killed and more than 2,700 wounded and emphasized that the Israeli soldiers are ready to execute mission in Gaza.

"Four days after Hamas breached into Israel, attacked Israeli communities, murdered and massacre Israeli citizens and took dozens of Israeli hostages into Gaza. The dead toll is staggering, a 1200 dead Israelis. The overwhelming majority of them civilians and more than 2700 wounded and sadly something tells me that these are not final numbers," he said.

The IDF spokesperson said that the about 300,000 soldiers have been deployed at Gaza border and claimed that they would ensure that the Hamas will not have any military capabilities at the end of war.

 

[dalvinder45]

Israel said on Thursday there would be no humanitarian exceptions to its siege of the Gaza Strip until all its hostages were freed. Israel has vowed to annihilate the Hamas movement that rules Gaza in retribution for the deadliest attack on Jewish civilians since the Holocaust. The United Nations World Food Programme warned that crucial supplies were running dangerously low in Gaza after Israel imposed a total blockade. Israel-Hamas tensions escalate as rockets are fired from both sides. India launches Operation Ajay to bring back Indian nationals from Israel. Israel vows to crush and destroy Hamas in response to the attack. (Reuters) Palestinians in occupied West Bank are under Israeli lockdown. Death causalities of Palestinians 1428 wounded 6256 according to Palestine Official reports. Not only in Gaza but causalities are in West bank due to Israel attack. Netanyahu warns any country sheltering Hamas to face sanctions.. BJP supports Israel while Congress supports Palestinians. UN Plan of 1947 showing recommended demarcation of Palestine and Video of Ex PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee favoring Palestine is widely circulated. India needs to stand neutral as per its original policy and should help defuse th e crisis through dialogue with both the warring people.

 

[dalvinder45]

Israel on Wednesday kept up its bombardment of Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip, as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and a political rival announced an emergency government for the duration of the conflict that has already killed 3700 people in the war since Saturday when hundreds of Hamas militants stormed across the border from Gaza and killed hundreds. India's Minister of External Affairs S Jaishankar made the announcement regarding the operation on X, formerly Twitter, and said the Government of India is fully committed to the safety and well-being of Indian nationals abroad.
Under Operation Ajay, special charter flights will fly out of Israel to bring Indians back home.
Launching #OperationAjay to facilitate the return from Israel of our citizens who wish to return. Special charter flights and other arrangements being put in place. Fully committed to the safety and well-being of our nationals abroad. — Dr. S. Jaishankar (@DrSJaishankar) October 11, 2023

A 24-hour Control Room has been set up in the Ministry of External Affairs to monitor the situation and provide information and assistance.

 

[dalvinder45]

The Israeli army says Gaza’s parliament and civilian ministries are legitimate targets in its offensive against Hamas. “If there’s a gunman firing rockets from there, it turns into a military target,” Israeli army spokesperson Richard Hecht said. The Israeli air force has said it is continuing its aerial barrage as officials added over 1,000 strikes have already taken place on Gaza. The Israeli military also said it destroyed a mosque which it said was "housing weapons" for Hamas. A senior Hamas official has said allies like Iran and Hezbollah will join fighting "if Gaza is subjected to a war of annihilation”. An Israeli military official has suggested that Palestinians fleeing its air attacks in the Gaza Strip head to Egypt.

 

[dalvinder45]

Israel Bombing and Hamas Rocketing going on. Israel orders 1.1 millions to evacuate. World Health Organization say: Moving of Seriously injured at this juncture means death punishment. Palestinians gathered at east and North Jerusalem for prayers were stopped by Israel Security Guards through firing tear shells.

 

[dalvinder45]

More than 1,300 Israelis and 1,530 Palestinians have been killed, thousands have been injured, and hundreds of thousands of others have been displaced since the latest fighting between Israel and Hamas began after the militant group's attack. Hamas is believed to be holding about 150 hostages in Gaza.

The latest: Israel's Ministry of Defense and the IDF told the UN just before midnight local time to notify Palestinians living north of Wadi Gaza to evacuate to the southern part of the Gaza Strip within 24 hours — a message that could signal that Israel's military is preparing for a ground operation, per Axios' Barak Ravid.

• At least 45 Palestinians were killed in an Israeli airstrike earlier on Thursday that hit a residential building in the Jabaliya refugee camp in Gaza, Palestinian health officials said.
• Secretary of State Tony Blinken arrived in Israel on Thursday morning in a show of solidarity.
• Blinken met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the families of U.S. citizens who were killed, still missing or were taken hostage by Hamas. He will also travel to Jordan and meet with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, and visit with leaders in Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Egypt and Qatar.
• Israeli intelligence picked up signs of irregular activity among Hamas operatives in Gaza the night before the militant group's attack but top IDF and Shin Bet leaders decided not to put military forces on the borders of the enclave on high alert, three Israeli officials told Axios' Barak Ravid.

The Israeli military's bombardment of Gaza continued and sirens went off across parts of Israel Thursday due to incoming rocket fire from Palestinian militants in the enclave.
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Rubble of al-Abbas Mosque in Gaza City after an Israeli airstrike. Photo: Momen Faiz
War also continued to escalate along the Israeli-Lebanese border.
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Israel fire power ready to blast rockets

In Gaza, authorities warned on Thursday that the enclave's health system "has begun to truly collapse," as hospitals run out of medical supplies and continue to be overwhelmed by the number of incoming patients.

• Gaza's sole power shut down on Wednesday after running out of fuel, plunging the Strip into darkness.
• Israel cut electricity and blocked food, fuel and other supplies from getting into Gaza after declaring a "complete siege" of the enclave, which had already been under a strict Israeli blockade, supported by Egypt, for 16 years. Egypt on Thursday said that the Rafah crossing has remained open but Israeli airstrikes have made the Palestinian side non-operational.

"Not a single electricity switch will be flipped on, not a single faucet will be turned on, and not a single fuel truck will enter until the Israeli hostages are returned home," Israeli Energy Minister Israel Katz said on social media on Thursday.

• Human Rights Watch slammed Israel's "complete siege" as a "call to commit a war crime." HRW has also said the killing of civilians and the taking of hostages constitute a violation of international law and war crimes.
• More than 423,000 people have been displaced in Gaza since the war began, the UN humanitarian office said Thursday. Over two-thirds of these are sheltering in UN-run schools. Several schools and hospitals have sustained damage from air strikes.

 

[A_seeker]

Whitewashing of 'Hamas ' Terror attacks in University like Harvard , reminds me of the comments made by the UAE Foreign Minister in 2017. He mentioned that radicals and extremists can emerge from the West due to a lack of decision making and political correctness

 

[dalvinder45]

As Israel waits for entering Gaza to eliminate Hamas and release 150 abducted Isaelis, Hamas tells Gazas to hold on. As per Gaza health Ministry 2228 Palestinians killed 300 mostly women and children in last intense bombing from Air, sea and ground and over 8000 injured for whom the proper treatment cannot be done due to lack of electricity and water Russia and China among Arab nations specially Iran trying to intensive propaganda and diplomatic efforts by US at highest levels including Secretary of Defence and Secretary of stae, it appears difficult to stop the catastrophe likely to caused by over 4 lack Israel forces against about 800o Hamas and 2.3 Gazans. The peace asked by US is more in favour of Israel and Russia and China for Palestinians and no neutral efforts exists hence any suitable solution does not seem possible. If any solution comes it will be at the cost of Palestinians which cannot be far lasting. It is an eulogy to to Russia Ukraine war where US wants an upper hand to subdue Russia and China. Under these conditions India earlier stand as being neutral would have been better and could have provided a suitable solution to this catastrophe.

 

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9th day of israel-Palestine war: Israel-Hamas war rages as Palestinian death toll rises in Gaza
1400 killed 3418 injured. Death toll in the Gaza Strip climbed to 2,329 Palestinians dead and 9,714 injured on Sunday morning, according to Gaza's health ministry. Death toll continues to to rise. Hamas leader Ali Qadi killed. Buildings being razed to rubble. Dozens of foreign nationals stranded. U.S. offers sea evacuation to Americans in Israel; IDF renews call for people in north Gaza to leave. 126 Israelis hostages confirmed. Israel's actions in Gaza have gone "beyond the scope of self-defence" and the Israeli government must "cease its collective punishment of the people of Gaza", China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi said in remarks published Sunday. Wang's remarks, made on a call to his Saudi Arabian counterpart Prince Faisal bin Farhan. Iran warns of disastrous consequences. Russia too had sided with Palestine but doe to its engagement in Ukraine, is unable to provide military support. A catastrophic situation is likely to emerege out pof the seize. UNO says that the death toll du to hydration will increase. About 1 million evacuate from North Gaza towards Souther gaza while Hamas is asking its people to hold the ground.
Israel's military reported that it had detected gunfire originating from Syria, resulting in sirens sounding in two localities within the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights. In response, Israeli artillery was deployed to target the source of the gunfire in Syria.

On a previous Saturday night, rockets were launched from Syria into northern Israel, prompting sirens to blare across border regions, as confirmed by the Israel Defence Forces. Sirens were heard in Alma, near the Lebanon border, and Avnei Eitan, located in the Golan Heights near the Syrian border. As of now, there have been no reported injuries or property damage, as per The Times of Israel. In response to these attacks, the IDF utilized artillery to counter the source of the fire. However, specific details regarding the quantity of rockets fired from Syria were not provided by the IDF.

United States deployed a second aircraft carrier with the aim of deterring hostile actions against Israel. President Joe Biden simultaneously emphasized the protection of civilians in the midst of the siege and bombardment of Gaza, a region associated with their American ally. The USS Eisenhower, along with its associated warships stationed in the eastern Mediterranean, serves as a clear demonstration of Washington's unwavering commitment to Israel's security. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin conveyed their resolute stance to deter any state or non-state actor seeking to escalate the ongoing conflict. This move adds to the presence of the USS Ford carrier strike group, which arrived earlier in the week. This collective effort is designed to dissuade any hostile actions against Israel or any attempts to escalate the situation further following Hamas's initial attack, as affirmed by Secretary Austin.

This robust demonstration of support coincided with Israel's preparations for a potential ground offensive against Hamas militants in Gaza. Notably, over one million individuals in the northern part of this densely populated enclave received evacuation orders in anticipation of the impending assault, a development of great concern to humanitarian organizations. Israel's decision to curtail food, water, and electricity supplies to Gaza's 2.4 million residents has only exacerbated the humanitarian crisis.
Egypt will step up its efforts to help relief organizations deliver aid to Gaza, as the territory remains in the grip of a deepening humanitarian crisis.

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi chaired a meeting of the country’s National Security Council on Sunday to address the “military escalation in the Gaza Strip,” according to a statement from the Egyptian presidency. The Council decided to “intensify contacts with international and regional relief organizations in order to deliver the necessary assistance,” the statement said. Vital humanitarian supplies remained in Egypt near the Rafah crossing on Sunday, amid growing calls to open the border to southern Gaza. The United Nations highlighted the devastating impact of the blockade on Gaza, which has not received aid since the fighting broke out a week ago.

 

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The Israeli military has begun to attack the Gaza Strip. Tens of thousands of soldiers ordered to capture Gaza City and destroy the current leadership of Hamas, The New York Times reported

IMAGE: Israeli military vehicles drive near the border with the Gaza Strip, on October 15, 2023. Photograph: Ronen Zvulun/Reuters
It reported that the main aim of the Israeli military is to eliminate the top political and military hierarchy of the Hamas group.

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Hundreds of more Palestinians are likely to be killed in this operation under the direct support of US. Syrian Airports have been bombed an made inoperative by Israel. Even Lebanon got volleys of fires to keep the Israel's neighbours head down during Gaza operations. It is also whether Hezbollah, the larger, Iran-backed Lebanese militia that is allied with Hamas and possesses a vast array of precision-guided missiles and ground forces, might respond to an invasion of Gaza by opening up a second front with Israel along the Lebanese border, The New York Times reported.​

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IMAGE: Israeli soldiers walk next to an Armoured Personnel Carrier (APC) near the Gaza Strip, on October 15, 2023. Photograph: Ronen Zvulun/Reuters

Tens of thousands of Hamas gunmen are thought to have entrenched themselves inside hundreds of miles of underground tunnels and bunkers beneath Gaza City and the surrounding parts of northern Gaza. Israeli military leaders expect that Hamas will attempt to impede their progress by blowing up some of those tunnels as Israelis advance above them, and by exploding roadside bombs and booby-trapping buildings. Amid Israel's ongoing war on Hamas in the Gaza Strip, which has, so far, claimed 2,329 lives and left over 9,000 injured, an agreement has been reached for Israel to allow foreigners to leave the war-torn Gaza, Times of Israel reported on Saturday. Egypt, Israel and the United States have agreed to allow foreigners residing in Gaza to pass through the Rafah border crossing into Egypt, with the Israeli forces agreeing to refrain from striking areas the foreigners would pass through on their way out of the Hamas-controlled territory.

 

[dalvinder45]

A total of 2,750 Palestinians have lost their lives.(Representative Image: AFP)
Israel-Palestine War: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken returned to Israel on Monday after his Egypt visit. On the 10th day of the Israel-Palestine war, which was triggered by Hamas’s unprovoked attack on southern Israel on October 7, Israel warned of a long but winning war. Earlier today, the IDF successfully eliminated Khan Younis, the regional head of Hamas’s intelligence in the southern Gaza city. It was also reported that US President Joe Biden is considering a trip to Israel to mark a domestic push to prevent the war from escalating.US Secretary of State Antony Blinken returned to Israel on Monday after his Egypt visit while following talks German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is all set to arrive in Israel on Tuesday.
Iran Says Hamas Ready to Release Hostages If Israel Stops Airstrikes; Egypt Asks Israel To Open Rafah Siren Sounds in Tel Aviv, Jerusalem. This comes as many global dignitaries plan to reach Israel in a show of solidarity with Israel after major forces like the European Union, the US and the UK extended open support to the country.
UNSC Rejects Resolution On Israel-Palestine As Russia Skips Hamas Mention. Hamas "Ready" For Invasion 199 Israelis as Hostages in Gaza". Putin In Beijing to Meet Xi Jinping amid ongoing Israel Conflict. Israel Vows Long War Amid Hezbollah Clash, Hamas Rocket Attack; Gaza Supplies Will Last "24 Hours"
If India acted neutral its mediation between Hamas-Israel would have been successful. India earlier missed mediation between Russia and Ukraine. In both cases India's prestige could have gone much higher.

 

[dalvinder45]

Isrel dropped 6000 Bombs on Gaza as per Israel Military statement. They used very lethal Phosphorus bombs which are other wise banned. Humanitarian crisis in Gaza is mounting on 10th day with 1.1 m process of evacuation from North Gaza. Over 300 children 13 Gaza reporters and 8 civilian staff have been killed as per Gaza health ministry. have been killed in attacks by Israel Army. International court of criminal justice is investigating the war crime done both by Hamas and Israel and is appalled at the war crimes by both sides.

 

[dalvinder45]

As Biden about to r each Israel, Israel Army bombed Gaza hospital killing 500. This has angered the world in general nd Arab in particular. Protest in Iran and other countries hold demonstrations against humanitarian crisis. Even Biden felt concerned.