The State of Israel was established in 1948 under the aegis of the UN General Assembly which proposed to partition Palestine into an Arab and Jewish state on the British Mandate. However, Arab states rejected the UN plan. Immediately after the withdrawal of the British on 14th May 1948, the war between Arabs and Israel broke out, and finally, Israel defeated Arabs militarily in the 1948 war. Israel was admitted as a member of the UN in 1949 getting its legitimate status as a sovereign nation-state.
Israel saw rapid growth over the years in population, primarily due to migration from Europe and the Middle East. Israel and its Arab neighbours fought wars in 1967 and 1973 with a final outcome in favour of Israel where Israel took control of the West Bank and Gaza Strip in the course of the 1967 war, and subsequently administered those territories through military authorities. Israel signed peace treaties with Egypt in 1979 and Jordan in 1994. Israel and Palestinian officials signed interim agreements in the 1990s to create an interim period of Palestinian self-rule in parts of the West Bank and Gaza. Israel withdrew from Gaza in 2005 leaving it to Palestinian Authorities (PA). Hamas came to Power in Gaza Strip after winning the election in 2006. Hamas is an Islamist militant movement and one of the two political parties in Palestine. The regime of Hamas was considered to be less corrupt than PA. However, in the West Bank, one portion is controlled by Palestinians, another by Israelis and a third area is controlled by both Palestinians and Israelis jointly.
In the last 30 years, Israel emerged as a strong economy led by cutting-edge, high-tech sectors including security and defence. The longest serving Prime Minister Benjamin NETANYAHU heads Israel's most rightwing and religious government. Mossad is the secret service agency of Israel which is highly praised across the globe for its successful operations and intelligence gathering.
However, the strike on Israel on 7th October by Hamas has shattered the reputation of Mossad where more than 200 Israelis were killed in an unprecedented brutal attack by rocket and Hamas militia entering territory of Israel through gliders. Moreover, many civilian and military persons were captured and taken hostage by Hamas. Afterwards, Israel responded by massive air strikes on Gaza killing hundreds of Palestinians. Now, Hezbollah of Lebanon has also attacked Israel which may lead to regional war.
As Netanyahu has indicated it will be a long-drawn war, which indicates that heavy casualties will be inflicted on Palestinians in the Gaza Strip. Israel is a military power with a strong state with advanced defence manufacturing capabilities. Therefore, Israel will inflict heavy causalities on Palestinians in Gaza. There are a number of countries such as Iran, Pakistan, Qatar, Algeria, and Libya, etc. that are overt sympathizers and supporters of Hamas. Iran and Qatar are in a position to provide material support to Hamas to fight war. similarly, the U.S., the UK, the UAE and many of the countries are in support of Israel. If allies of Hamas support escalating or extending the war, they will do great damage to Palestinians and region also. It is better in the interest of Palestinians that Israeli hostages are returned safely as soon as possible and normalcy is restored as soon as possible. In case, the supporter or sympathisers of Hamas engage in war it will be very detrimental to the entire region West Asia. The United Nation should take actions immediately to diffuse the situation as early as possible so that peace could be established in the region.
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