TEHRAN – Israel has relentlessly bombarded the Gaza Strip for 470 days, leveling the enclave of 2.3 million people but failing to force the Palestinians there to surrender.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had set a goal of eliminating Hamas and releasing all remaining prisoners by force in 2023 after the October 7 attack on southern Israel.
At a special meeting commemorating the first anniversary of the attack on October 7, Prime Minister Netanyahu said, “If we achieve all the goals we have set, which is to overthrow the evil rule of Hamas and bring back all the abductees, including the dead, there will be no war.” It will end.” Those who live to stop future threats from Gaza to Israel…”
However, none of Netanyahu’s goals were realized. Insisting on continuing the war in Gaza, known as the world’s largest open-air prison, and rejecting any offer of a cease-fire, has only led to more tragedy and destruction. Despite their indomitable stance and unstoppable arms shipments from the United States and elsewhere, Prime Minister Netanyahu and his other accomplices ultimately succumbed to the heroic resistance of the Gazan people to rescue the Zionist regime from the Gaza quagmire. I had no choice.
Israeli extremists and their Western supporters recognized that even genocide could not force a nation to abandon its birthright to a homeland. Gazans suffered the most heinous crimes but did not give in. Prime Minister Netanyahu and his aides were unwilling to admit that Gazans had nothing more to lose.
They resisted at all costs and finally forced Israel to take possession of its prisoners and dead only by releasing Palestinian prisoners and withdrawing from Gaza.
Furthermore, Israel and its supporters have tried to portray the war in Gaza as a war against Hamas. It is true that the attack on southern Israel began on October 7, but after Israeli forces invaded the enclave, all armed groups, including secularists and communists, fought. In other words, all Palestinians were resisting, regardless of their political or religious leanings.
It is also an illusion to try to convey this idea that Israel has broken the backs of the resistance fighters.
Ian Parmeter, a researcher at the Australian National University, wrote in an article on the website The Conversation on January 16, “Hamas has deteriorated, but not been destroyed. It is now an organized army.” It’s more like a guerrilla force.”
Palmator added: “But even though the complete elimination of Hamas was one of Prime Minister Netanyahu’s war objectives, it remains so.”
Menachem Klein, a senior lecturer at Israel’s Bar-Ilan University, said: “There is a huge gap between the war goals that Israel advocated and stuck to throughout the war and the agreement with Hamas.”
Mustafa Barghouti, secretary-general of the Palestinian National Initiative, also believes that Prime Minister Netanyahu has no choice but to block the implementation of the ceasefire.
Israeli extremists and land grabbers must realize that they have no choice but to surrender to the legitimate rights of the Palestinian people. Otherwise, this cycle of violence will never end. If they are still under the illusion that they can bring the Palestinians to their knees, they are gravely mistaken. 470 days of genocide against Palestinians could create even more freedom fighters. They will rise up to take revenge on those who buried their mothers, sisters, brothers, and fathers in the rubble.
In summary, Israel accomplished two things. It killed people and destroyed the city of Gaza.
More than 2 percent of Gaza’s population has died, with an estimated 47,000 deaths, but the New York Times reports that Gaza’s estimated death toll may have missed 25,000 deaths. It is estimated that more than 100,000 people may have been injured.
Israeli criminals also brought further embarrassment to the regime, whose name was already synonymous with murder, occupation, and child genocide; this time the regime’s name was synonymous with war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide. tied together. . Yoav Gallant, the country’s prime minister and former army minister, is wanted by the International Criminal Court (ICC) as a war criminal. Hopefully, despite US threats, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) will try Prime Minister Netanyahu and Mr. Gallant for the Gaza genocide.