Gaza Continues It's Bombardment Through Efforts to Halt War

The Canadian Press reports on the devastating aftermath in Gaza after the United States derails UN peace efforts, in latest article; Israel presses on with its Gaza offensive after US veto derails Security Council efforts to halt war published on Sunday December 10th, 2023, by authors, Julia Frankel, Samy Magdy, Matthew Lee, Andrew Wilks, and Cara Anna.

    Through the UN's efforts to end the war in Palestine, a U.S. veto jeopardizes their progress, and future peacekeeping position. "Word that an emergency sale of $106 million worth of tank ammunition had been approved by Washington," is continued action from the U.S. which provoked air and ground offensives in Gaza on Saturday, by Israel's military. A day after the U.S. "vetoed a U.N. Security Council resolution demanding an immediate cease-fire in Gaza, a measure that had wide international support," a sale was made for 14,000 rounds of tank ammunition. Even in safe zones such as Muwasi, Palestinians are faced with attacks from the Israeli military, unable to leave Gaza. Israeli troops detained a group of men from a building, including 17-year-old Amjad Oula. The men were treated inhumanely, brought out to the street in their underwear and bound with zip ties for several days. "Older

 men with diabetes or high blood pressure were ignored when they asked soldiers to remove their ties," enduring physical abuse when declining association to 'Hamas.' The group of men were released after five days of little food and water, commanded to walk south, where they flagged down an ambulance for assistance. 17-year-old Amjad Oula remains with the Israeli troops. The war remains egregious, leaving civilians of Palestine scared, hurt, hungry, and alone. After the third month of war, "the Palestinian death toll in Gaza has surpassed 17,700, the majority women and children." As Hamas continues to "rocket fire into Israel," Hamas is accused of "using civilians as human shields." After Palestinian hostages were promised to be released, yet 137 remained in Gaza, the failure of this truce confirms no end to the war in sight. 90% of Northern Gaza civilians report starvation, families are fleeing their homes, and sleeping on the freezing sand, meanwhile Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, states that "a cease-fire is handing a prize to Hamas." With Joe Biden in support of Gallant's claims, international pressure is immense, as Turkish President declared that "from now on, humanity won't think the U.S.A. supports the Universal Declaration of Human Rights."

    The war within Israel is devastating, and inhumane, creating unnecessary international tension. Hamas, a resistance movement, has caused irrevocable trauma within their own country, slaughtering countless innocent lives for no purpose but power. I am pained to have to witness this war unfold without any authority in the matter. Honestly, I do not have much knowledge on the war in Palestine, but with the little information I have gathered, and reading in this article that almost 18,000 (mostly innocent) people have been killed, I feel that an end to the war is the best solution. Ordering a cease-fire, like the U.N. had originally intended, would be the most ethical and profitable solution, as innocent lives would no longer be under bombardment. Though I understand why Biden would be hesitant with issuing a cease-fire, as like Yoav Gallant said, "a cease-fire is handing a prize to Hamas," I also think that putting an end to the unnecessary violence is the most important principle. While the cease-fire may seem like handing a prize to Hamas, the U.N. can discuss further action towards Hamas' threats, without thousands of people dying monthly.