Today we are going to talk about a topic that is both sad and angry: the conflict between Hamas and Israel. Recent news reports have shown that Hamas has used hospitals and schools as bunkers and even taken women and children hostage during the conflict.
On this land of the Middle East, the conflict between Israel and Hamas has been going on for years, and each conflict has been accompanied by the loss of innocent people. Recently the conflict escalated again, but this time some particularly cruel practices were exposed.
According to recent reports, the conflict between Hamas and Israel has exposed an extremely shocking act by Hamas: they use hospitals and schools as military bunkers. Such acts are a violation of international law and a grave humanitarian catastrophe.
Hospitals, where lives are saved, and schools, where knowledge is imparted and children learn and grow, are now the front lines of conflict.
An important turning point in the conflict was the reporting of women and children. It is reported that in the latest ceasefire agreement, Hamas released more than 50 women and children.
These people had been held hostage before, and their experience was extremely painful and horrific. Women and children, who are supposed to be a specially protected group in any conflict, are now the victims of this political and military struggle.
The Israeli side released some information that 300 people, including Hamas members, were released in the agreement. This is clearly the result of concessions on both sides, but the complex emotions and political game behind it are far more complex than they seem.
In this conflict, both sides have their own propaganda and information warfare. A remark by an ambassador of Internet civilization in Guangdong about the death of a premature baby in the conflict was later confirmed as a rumor. This incident reflects the complexity of conflict information dissemination.
Israel also provided some evidence of Hamas's use of civilian facilities as military installations. This includes pictures and videos of some hospitals and schools, which are supposed to be innocent places that are being used for military operations. Such acts are a violation of the laws of international war and a violation of human nature.
After these years of conflict, it is not difficult to find that both Israel and Hamas have their own pain points and bottom lines. For Israel, national security has always been the primary consideration of their actions. For their part, Hamas and other Palestinian armed groups claim to be fighting for national independence.
In this latest conflict, despite the news of a ceasefire, tensions between the two sides have not substantially eased. Every outbreak of conflict makes peace in the region even more distant. Behind every conflict, too many people are implicated, experiencing pain and loss.
Especially for the most innocent women and children, who deserve a calm and safe living environment, they are forced to face the test of life and death because of war and conflict.
International organizations and governments should actively intervene from a humanitarian standpoint and for the sake of long-term regional peace and security. Providing humanitarian assistance, facilitating peace negotiations, or exerting political and economic pressure.
Genuine peace-building requires a political solution, cultural and people-to-people reconciliation. This includes the reform of education, the objective presentation of history, and the establishment of a shared vision of coexistence and co-prosperity for the future.
What we can see is the repetition of tragedies and brief attempts at peace. Every outbreak of conflict is a wake-up call to the region, a reminder of how costly conflict can be.