Attacks pitting Israel and Hamas continue to happen on almost a daily basis. Hamas has been known for continuing to fire rockets into Israel cities hoping to strike some target of value. Fighting picked up again early this month an article covers the situation:
“The latest round of fighting in Gaza between Israel and Hamas, he Palestinian Islamist movement, showed how mere chance can make events spin out of control…they might have subsided again had one of the usually inaccurate homemade rockets not struck and killed an Israeli…the response of Israel, which has been frustrated by its inability to stop the rockets, was an aerial and ground assault that killed at least 110 Palestinians over five days.”
This seems to be a never ending conflict as these two actors continue to strike out at each other. I think it is interesting that a technologically superior force cannot stop the smaller guerrilla force of Hamas. The only solution to this never-ending issue will have to be solved politically. Perhaps leaders of Israel and Hamas need to come together finally and make some concessions. This could be done with the help of various international actors as well to keep the talks under control. I don’t think Hamas is a force that can be simply destroyed because that force is comprised of the populace. I think it is time for these political actors to come together and finally come to some kind of agreement before the region completely falls apart.
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