At the moment, no progress has been seen on the surged worldwide voice of the ceasefire in the Israel and Palestine conflict. As a result of this conflict, the entire Gaza is severely affected and giving a tremor of horror by looking at the disaster and outcome of war.
Gaza has become food insecure, acutely malnourishment can be seen as according to the latest data approximately 346,000 children under the age of 5 are malnourished, and 160,000 pregnant and lactating women require enough quantity of food to avoid malnutrition. Furthermore, 50,400 children under the age of 5 are already facing malnourishment. Over 37,396 Palestinians and 1,478 Israelis have been killed including 108 journalists, 224 humanitarian aid workers, and 179 United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) employees till June 2024.
In the scenario of a high risk of famine in the Gaza Strip, and northern areas of Palestine, Israel is stopping food, water, medicine, and fuel from time to time from reaching these areas. As a result, we have seen many international aid organizations have confirmed that 2.3 million people are in dire need of at least 500 aid trucks on a daily basis. Unfortunately, all efforts are seen as waste, and the worst humanitarian crisis can be observed.
2.3 million Palestinians are in dire need of at least 500 aid trucks on a daily basis.
According to the United Nations, tons of aid are getting piled up at a US-built pier off Gaza’s coast, and being distributed to warehouses in the besieged territory after the suspension of aid. After the non-humanitarian and remorseless level of destruction in Gaza City, and Khan Younis, Rafah is a target, where Israel claims the presence of three to four battalions of Hamas. According to the calculation of the Health Ministry in Gaza, there are 40-60 deaths per day occur.
Going to the history of the Israel & Palestine conflict is considered one of the long-running conflicts of the 20th century, which emerged with Christian Zionists from London in 1890. It was suggested to have a separate state for Jews who were suffering at the hands of Christian anti-Semites.
To implement the proposed suggestions, the Jewish settlement was colonized by British after the World War II in Palestine. In the year 1947-48, a Jewish Zionist militant gang appeared and was involved in various terrorist activities by demolishing 531 Palestinian villages and expelling them from their houses. They fled to the West Bank, Arab countries, and the Gaza Strip. UN in 1947, proposed a division of Palestine, but so far, 1948, 1956, 1967, and 1973 wars have been fought, and October 7th, 2023 is the latest one claiming the land by both Israel and Palestine.
As a result of this war, approximately 1.7 million Palestinians have been displaced.
Furthermore, the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) proclaimed in 1988 Palestine as an independent state. In this regard, Yasser Arafat established an armed resistance movement in 1964 against Israel and it was later stamped in the Oslo Accords in 1993. Then, the Palestine Authority became the governing body of Palestine and started to maintain relations with 138 UN member states. So far, various peace talks have been initiated such as the Madrid Conference 1991, the Oslo Accords 1993, the Camp David Summit 2000, the Annapolis Conference 2007, the Peace Talks 2013-14, and the Abraham Accords 2020 for normalizing the Arab relations with Israel.
By looking at the developments on the issue so far, it was expected to be heard from Arab Muslim countries for a peaceful solution. But, in vain, no surged voices were heard. Consequently, a boycott of Israeli products in many countries is observed. Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif condemned Israel for ignoring the ceasefire resolution by the UN. Just after 7th October, an Arab-Islamic Summit was organized by Saudi Arabia to end the war in Gaza and reject Israel’s justification of their actions as self-defence.
All efforts are seen unheard, and ongoing conflict doesn’t seem to be ending. So far, massive destruction, humanitarian crises, and barbarian acts are at their peak. Being a Muslim brother, our continuous efforts will be continued in our capacities.
Everyone has a right to speak up on injustice but in a peaceful way. We as a nation highly condemn the force on Palestinians and suggest countries and international organizations worldwide raise their voices for a peaceful solution, and end the brutality of humankind.
The writer is an adjunct assistant professor at Riphah International University, Islamabad, Pakistan. She can be reached: saira.asad2011@gmail.com.