In early January, as a rocket was fired by the Islamist group Hamas on Monday night, warning sirens could be heard in Gaza. As Israel struck for the first time in Gaza, responding to the attack from the Palestinian enclave. After the weekend of violence, tension soars in Jerusalem.
The rocket crashed into the sea near Tel Aviv. In a statement, the Israeli military said, “One rocket was fired from the Gaza Strip into Israeli territory.” The rocket was intercepted by the Iron Dome Air Defense System.” Israeli forces strike a Hamas weapons manufacturing site before the attack. According to witnesses and officials, the plane was defended with “anti-aircraft defense”, causing no casualties.
Israeli-Palestinian Issue
After the Ottoman Empire, which ruled that section of the Middle East, was defeated in World War One, Britain assumed control of Palestine. A Jewish minority and an Arab majority lived on the land.
When the international community tasked Britain with providing a “national home” for Jews in Palestine, tensions between the two peoples rose. It was our Jewish ancestors’ land, but Palestinian Arabs also claimed it and were opposed to the transfer.
Just before the start of the Israeli War of Independence in 1948, a Haganah (Jewish Underground) combatant. The number of Jews immigrating to the United States increased between the 1920s and the 20th century, with much fleeing persecution in Europe and seeking a homeland following the Holocaust of World War II.
Current Situations
According to the sources, a commander of the Izzedine al-Qassam Brigades, Mohammed Abdullah Fayyad, had been killed. Israel’s Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, said Hamas had “crossed a red line” and that Israel would respond “with great force”.
A planned march by Israeli nationalists through Muslim portions of East Jerusalem’s Old City has indeed been halted due to fears that it will incite rioting.
The current violence is between the Palestinians and the Israeli police. The Israeli Supreme Court held a hearing on the matter, which was postponed due to the issue.
With the conflict, the holy site of the Muslims and Jews is in between. People planned to visit the place but eventually were stopped by the police there.
Published By : Akshita Katoch
Edited By : Vanshika Sahu
