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Sun 15 Oct 2023 10:22 am - Jerusalem Time

Arrogance of power blinds Israel

Israel was angry when a Hamas cell succeeded in entering southern Israel and taking control of several sites and cities, and it launched a strong response that led to Hamas withdrawing along with dozens of Israeli prisoners. It called this action “Al-Aqsa Flood.”


Israeli public opinion saw this Hamas operation as a strong blow in that it surprised the army and all Israeli intelligence capabilities, first, and because it captured a number of Israelis, including military personnel, second.


Their Prime Minister, Netanyahu, began preparing for what they described as a final blow to the Hamas movement by storming the entire Gaza Strip. Israel closed all routes into Gaza and did not even allow the entry of any medical or humanitarian aid, food, etc.
Today, Gaza and Israel stand before the moment of decisiveness, and the whole world has begun to move, whether America, which leads the countries that support Israel, or the other countries that call for non-escalation and finding political solutions.


Currently, everyone is in a state of anticipation for the next stage, when Israel will begin its aggression against Gaza, and what the results will be. Also, many of the people of the Gaza Strip began to leave the area adjacent to Israel and head to the farther southern regions. Egypt began to fear the entry of thousands of these people into its territory and took measures to prevent this, and also publicly and officially demanded that they not enter its territory.


As observers expect, the attack on Hamas may begin at any moment, and the results will be different from what is being talked about. However, what is certain is that the Gaza Strip will witness human massacres, sabotage of institutions, and demolition of buildings, and the occupation forces will pay a heavy price despite their excellent aircraft. Advanced weapons and many security plans.


Whatever the results, Israel will be the loser because our Palestinian people stand united and on one front, and if they see that their problem is in Gaza only, the West Bank tells them that we and Gaza are one body, and any attack on Gaza will spark a volcano of anger in the West Bank, the features of which have begun to appear in many areas. Locations and cities through what we see and hear of movements, statements, and resistance to the occupying army.


What Israel must understand is that its occupation of the West Bank, the establishment of settlements, the confiscation of land, the displacement of citizens, and the complete disregard for all national rights is a volcano capable of exploding, and any war against Gaza may be the spark of this explosion and ignition, and some of its features have begun to appear on the ground.


As for the truth that Israel ignores or is blinded by the arrogance of power from seeing it, we are one people in the West Bank, Gaza and all places of asylum and immigration, and any attack on a part of it will certainly lead to the movement of the rest of the parts. What it also ignores and is clear to everyone is that the occupation’s withdrawal from the entire West Bank is the key to peace and stability in the region. Otherwise, it will pay a heavy price, no matter how long it takes.

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