Israel-Hamas War: Modern Time Disruptive World Threatening Humanity

World orders have run into chaos with disputes of various nature which has metamorphosed into fully-fledged wars amongst nations. It seems to be modern time disruptive world threatening humanity as the counts for loss of lives continue to hike. Israel-Hamas war is the newest disruptive world, with wars and making threats to go to war continue to be the dominant topics in international affairs, truce and compromise has been jettisoned, it is the case of military might and support. Both aggressors and the oppressed have increased, and this is a dangerous direction in international politics, and most often meetings to savage such situation comes with almost nothing, with outbreak of wars globally, it is preliminary and direct invitation to a world war.

Russian-Ukraine war has lingered on for about 20 months, the destruction is beyond repair, it will cost a whole generation to bounce back from the destruction which some are irreparable damage that will tell the story of the war. The level of bombardment is alarming, civilians and infrastructures are targeted to continue the havoc going on. Citizens of the nations are the greatest sufferers, it is reasonable to protect your nation against both from external and internal aggressors, but to have an option which will wreck humanity and property, certain level of compromise ought to be reached, and to do away with wars, which are very disruptive in all aspect of human endeavors.

Israel and Palestine have been in one of the most repulsive and ugliest relationship as nations, they are always at direct confrontation with each other. This conflict has claimed tens of thousands of lives and millions of people have been displaced. With Prime Minister of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu declaring war against Hamas after unprecedented attack by the armed group, it is just a start of wreckage which will add more fuel to already burning furnace. In response to the attacks which killed more than 800 Israelis, the retaliatory attack has been overwhelming with hundreds of Palestinians lives lost and total blockade of the Gaza Strip, cutting off food, fuel and other essential amenities in a place occupied by more than two million people, of the high percentage of the population are children, this is the brutal effect of war, there will be no order again, because the existing orders have been disrupted.

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A lot of attention has been paid on other global issues but de-escalation of conflicts which dragged into war has not gain the proper attention it deserved. Israel-Hamas war will give room for any nation which felt that they can lock horns with another the audacity to do that, details have been neglected and negotiation seem to be distanced than it was ever contemplated. Just like Russia-Ukraine war, there is no timeframe which the war will last, it is about provocation and the readiness to go at a long war, either parties can’t compromise, and it is a difficult situation to deal with, the situation in Sudan is terrible as well.

United Nations seem to have failed in its true establishment and name, it has failed to live up to its true creed, there is always divided lines between nations of the world, and then world leaders are only interested in taking side rather than stopping any form of loss of lives, politics at international level is very messy. This is the point which makes de-escalation of conflicts more complicated, this is the point where lives are weaponized, placing political interests above human lives, and it is such a terrible politics which shows no path to any kind of peaceful coexistence and de-escalation of conflicts, Israel-Hamas war should set the new order to avoid further spread.