By Sajikumar
The Hamas-invited war is letting Israel obliterate the Islamic Resistance Movement in Palestine. Israel got a piece of land at the end of every war it fought. But why should the innocents settled in the enclave pay with their lives for the wrongs of Hamas?
No war is ever justifiable as every war used to displace innocents and kill frontline soldiers. A war-torn economy makes people more impoverished. Still, countries declare war, mostly for dominance and expansion of territories. Every conflict has hidden agendas that people cannot easily make out.
The Hamas terror attack on Israel shocked the world. That might have shocked most of the two million innocent people settled in the Gaza Strip, a small Palestinian enclave on the Mediterranean coast. Israel was caught off guard by this unforeseen attack from Hamas that Israel may have considered a dead baby. Nobody expects an attack on Israel by Hamas to remain unanswered. Even the “generals” of Hamas may know it.
A full-scale Israeli war may drag Palestine sympathizers into the war. That paves the way for the entire West Asian suffering. Hamas was silent for two years, bringing Hamas too much criticism from its supporters. The silent period was the period of its preparation for the largest assault to date that Mossad failed to gauge. Israel is known for its superior intelligence capabilities, but Hamas foxed Israel. Though the motives of Hamas and the potential gains ahead for Israel from this attack remain unclear, both of them will pay heavily with the loss of human lives. Palestinians may have to vacate the entire Gaza Strip as Israel is hell-bent on capturing the territory, given Israel’s superior military capabilities. Israel claims to have lightened its control over Gaza, a densely populated area.
Israel possesses one of the world’s most advanced air defense systems, the Iron Dome, which gives its citizens a sense of security. However, the high volume of rockets fired by Hamas put the Iron Dome under pressure, forcing the system into a defensive mode. Hamas effectively exploited this opportunity, however to the advantage of Netanyahu!
The security situation at the Gaza border, where troops were withdrawn due to clashes between Palestinian and Israeli groups, provided an opportunity for Hamas to infiltrate and carry out their attack. Tragically, this resulted in the loss of innocent lives and the capture of numerous women and children as hostages. Israel offered better job opportunities and improved remuneration to Palestinians with anticipation of a positive response from them. But the non-state actor had a foul mission that made Palestinians victims of many conflicts, now the worst of all.
Israel’s declaration of war against Hamas ultimately means a war against the impoverished Palestinians as invited by Hamas. While Israel has its reasons for the war, it becomes a war on innocent civilians. Israel has already suspended electricity, water, and food for the Palestinians. Was it difficult for Hamas to foresee a devastating situation after their attack? Many innocents will die of thirst and hunger before Israeli rockets flatten their homes. Prime Minister of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu has got his chance to attract opposition supporters at home. That is another setback for the entire Arabs.
Whenever Israel faces domestic political instability, the Palestinian issue seems to fix it. Now, it is an advantage- Netanyahu since the Hamas attack helped him get bitter opposition to join him in the war, as a surprise turn. The world is yet to understand the West Asian politics of unsettling Palestinian disadvantage. This time it happened after an unbelievable glitch in the Mossad intelligence. Can’t it be a questionable intelligence failure? Whatever may be the degree of success and failure of the world’s best espionage network, inside the mystery, everything moves one side with an unstoppable butchering game that rages the streets.
It is a war for Israeli victory, thanks to the miscalculation of Hamas, which appears to ensure a gain for the enemy, as Netanyahu seems to seek it. Israel may take the new chance to flatten the Islamic Resistance Movement and kill several thousand innocents as Hamas did. It is more of a killing match than a war. One who provoked Israel should not neglect the mistake.
(The author is based in Mumbai and is an eminent Blogger)
