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The Palestinian-Israeli conflict has once again escalated and has become the focus of international attention. Why does Hamas dare to challenge Israel's military superiority? And how is the United Nations responding to this crisis?
I. The Origin of the Conflict: The Dispute over the Holy Land in Jerusalem
Jerusalem is considered sacred by both Palestinians and Israelis, and the Temple Mount is holy to all three religions (Judaism, Christianity and Islam). The Temple Mount houses the Dome of the Rock and Al-Aqsa Mosque, the holiest wall in Judaism and the third temple of Islam.
However, in early May of this year, some extremist Jewish organizations declared that they would build the Third Temple. This sparked a backlash and protest from Palestinians. On 10 May, Israeli police broke into the Temple Mount and clashed with Palestinian demonstrators, injuring hundreds.
Second, Hamas challenges Israel, Iran secretly supports
Hamas is a radical Islamic resistance movement founded in 1987 and active primarily in the Gaza Strip, advocating the liberation of all of Palestine by force. Hamas has repeatedly clashed with Israel, winning Palestinian parliamentary elections in 2006 and seizing control of the Gaza Strip in 2007.
In this conflict, Hamas has fired thousands of rockets at several cities in Israel. The increased range, accuracy and power of these rockets demonstrate a significant improvement in Hamas's military capabilities.
Some of these rockets were reportedly supplied or manufactured with the assistance of Iran. Iran has also repeatedly threatened to eliminate Israel and refused to recognize Israel's existence.
Iran's support for Hamas is not secret, but it is not public either. In this conflict, while paying lip service to the resistance movement of Hamas and the Palestinian people, Iran has also stressed its belief in Palestine's ability to assert its rights.
This may be because Iran does not want to expose its role too much in the current international situation, nor does it want to provoke a greater reaction from Western countries such as the United States. Iran is currently facing maximum pressure and sanctions from the United States, while also engaged in difficult negotiations with the United States and other parties to revive the Iranian nuclear agreement.
If Iran intervenes too directly in the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, it may damage its image and interests in the international community.
Third, the United Nations has called for a ceasefire and promoted the two-state solution
In the face of the escalation of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, the United Nations and its various agencies have expressed their deep concern and apprehension and called on both sides to immediately stop the violence, protect civilians and infrastructure and avoid further humanitarian disasters.
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has repeatedly called or met with relevant parties, and sent the Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Vaughanslan, to Egypt, Jordan, Qatar and other countries to communicate closely with all parties and seek the possibility of a ceasefire.
The UN Human Rights Council adopted a resolution establishing an independent international commission to investigate possible human rights violations and violations of international law in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
The United Nations not only called for a ceasefire on both sides, but also pushed for peace between them. The United Nations has always advocated the two-State solution, the establishment of an independent Palestinian State and a secure State of Israel, with Jerusalem as the common capital of both States.
This is advocated by the resolutions adopted by the United Nations on many occasions and accepted by both Palestine and Israel and the majority of countries. UN Secretary-General António Guterres also reiterated this position during this conflict and expressed his willingness to cooperate with all relevant parties to restore dialogue and trust between Palestine and Israel and promote the realization of the two-state solution.
Epilogue:
The Palestinian-Israeli conflict has been going on for decades, bringing untold suffering and pain to people on both sides. Although the ceasefire agreement between the parties on 21 May, brokered by the United Nations and other countries, does not mean that the root causes of the conflict have been resolved or that peace is at hand.
There are still deep differences and hostility between the Palestinian and Israeli sides, especially on key issues such as Jerusalem, refugees, settlements, borders, etc. Without genuine political dialogue and compromise, any small friction could trigger a new round of violence.
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