On Monday, the head of the United Nations Agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA), Philippe Lazzarini, at a United Nations Security Council emergency briefing warned urgent ceasefire is a matter of life and death for millions in the Gaza Strip.
The tension generated by the current Israel and Palestine war has put the world on edge. NGOZI EGENUKA reports that although the conflict has the possibility of destabilising and botching the effort to find lasting peace in the region, other countries are unwilling to join the conflict.
He added: “Hunger and despair are turning into anger against the international community,” adding that the meagre aid allowed in through Egypt from last week was nowhere near sufficient. As the fight between Israel and Palestine escalates, there are concerns that it may threaten world peace if not checked, especially as nations are already taking sides, tilting towards religious affiliations, which are a recipe for a wider conflict.
Many Islamic states have also called for an immediate ceasefire, with many of them incensed at the conditions in Gaza and expressing solidarity with Palestinians. While they demanded military action against Israel, others said Arab states should consider using other methods to stop the bombardment of Gaza.
Fears of a humanitarian crisis were heightened after Israel cut off food, water, electricity, and fuel supplies to Gaza.The Gaza-Israel conflict has been ongoing since 2006. Hamas avoided major confrontations with Israel in 2022 and most of 2023, instead covertly preparing for its major offensive, Operation Al-Aqsa Flood.
He noted that in the 1967 and 1973 wars, it fought from all sides, adding that it might not be an exception given that the country is a social formation primed for war as almost all its citizens are soldiers due to the nation’s policy of mass conscription. A professor at the Nigerian Institute of International Affairs , Femi Otubanjo, is not certain that the ongoing clash between Israel and Hamas would pave the way for other Arabs joining the war as the danger of doing so would be so intense and can lead to a global war.
He said the best solution is a two-state solution, which has always been rejected by Hamas, contrary to world perception. International political analyst and conflict manager, Aladetan Abiodun, predicted that the fight would escalate if both parties refused to embrace peace. Like Soremekun, he, however, disagreed with the notion of a world war due to the catastrophic impact it would cause.According to him, other Arab countries can only sympathise with Hamas, but cannot join the war because war is not what people just dabble into without proper planning and preparations.
“In the quest to answer the ultimate question of who owns the land, we all know that question will be based on power politics because, in the international system, power speaks louder than equity and fairness,” he said. He suggested that even if America intervenes with its military, the fight won’t lead to a world war. China, he said, has been neutral in most cases involving territorial expansion, so can only offer aid and diplomatic support.
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