Just a few days ago, in the early hours of the morning, I was lying asleep in my room in Jerusalem when I was awakened by the deafening sound of air raid sirens. Immediately after, the sound of an earth-shattering explosion filled the night sky, enveloping the entire city in a commotion.
I hurriedly put on my clothes and rushed to the hallway, only to see the neighbors rushing out, some panicking, some shouting at each other. The frightened children cried loudly, and the scene was chaotic. We were then informed that this was an Iranian missile attack on Israel, targeting all parts of the country.
Just near our apartment building, a missile landed on the ground, creating a huge crater. It was as if the end of the world was coming! buildings shook, glass shattered, smoke filled the sky, and everything was shrouded in darkness and smoke. People were terrified, some huddled in corners shivering, others fled the scene in a hurry.
All this came too suddenly, and no one could have predicted that such a terrible cloud of war lurked beneath the fragile shell of peace in the Middle East. During the long night, we couldn't sleep, for fear that the next missile would hit us. In the wee hours of the morning, the air raid sirens sounded again, and people began to panic and flee for their lives in the basement.
It wasn't until dawn that we could see the tragedy around us. The streets are littered with craters and broken bricks, many buildings have been damaged to varying degrees, and shards of glass can be seen everywhere. Some injured citizens were rescued from the rubble, some bleeding profusely. Although the attack did not cause mass casualties, it caused great shock and trauma to the population.
The Iranian military claimed that it was a "preemptive" strike against Israel aimed at eliminating the security threat. But the Israeli government has sharply criticized Iran's actions as a "shameless terrorist attack." However, by some indications, the trigger for the military clash appears to be related to an earlier Israeli attack on the Iranian embassy in Syria.
In fact, the age-old hatred and confrontation between Iran and Israel has long accumulated enough fuel that could trigger a war at any time. The differences between the two countries stem not only from geopolitics, but also from ideology and religion. Coupled with the fierce wrestling between the two sides for hegemony in the Middle East, it is not difficult to understand the outbreak of this conflict.
I consulted some historical sources, and a spokesman for Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps said that the attack was aimed at Israel's "nuclear institutions, important military command centers, and a number of targets located in the occupied Palestinian territories." It also warned that if Israel continues to provoke, there will be more strikes.
At the same time, the Israeli prime minister also sent a strong signal during a visit to a military base, saying that Israel would "ruthlessly retaliate" and "make Iran pay a heavy price for it." It can be seen from this that both sides are gearing up for war, and the Middle East is in a dangerous situation.
Iran and Israel, which have been "enemies" in the Middle East for many years, have a long-standing grudge. Taking the nuclear issue as an example, Iran has always insisted that its nuclear program is for peaceful use, but it has been suspicious and sanctioned by the United States and Israel. The United States has repeatedly wielded the big stick of sanctions to exert "maximum pressure" on Iran. Iran, for its part, sees Israel and its allies as the real threat.
In addition to the nuclear issue, the two sides have also taken opposing positions in many geopolitical disputes. Israel has always viewed Iran as its worst enemy, and Iran has also confronted Israel in much of the Middle East, supporting anti-Israeli forces such as Palestine. Coupled with the blessing of religious factors, the contradictions between the two sides have intensified.
Many regional issues will turn into a new arena for Iran and Israel. In countries such as Yemen, Lebanon and Syria, for example, both sides are behind the scenes supporting different factions in the confrontation of armed forces. During the Syrian civil war, Iran provided significant support to Syrian government forces, while Israel repeatedly carried out air strikes against Iranian targets in Syria.
Therefore, the military conflict that broke out this time is by no means accidental, but the inevitable result of the superposition of many factors. Both sides are competing for their own regional interests, seeking opportunities to counterbalance each other's strength. It's just that Iran's counterattack this time is so strong that outsiders, including me, did not expect it.
In retrospect, there was indeed too much uncertainty in this sudden attack. We were completely defenseless and spent a long night in the flickering lights and sirens. When the morning glimmer fell back onto the earth, I felt relieved and the hope of life was re-lit.
Soon, though, I realized that the conflict was far from over, and that both sides were gathering momentum. We have to pray for this once war-torn land, that the hope for peace will not be extinguished. I hope that Iran and Israel will exercise restraint and refrain from dereliction of duty and start a war that will bring more disasters to the world.
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