As reported by India Today, The US and European countries are negotiating a plan to deploy an international peacekeeping force in the Gaza Strip post-Israel-Hamas conflicts. The Bloomberg report highlighted that Hamas, the Palestinian extremist group, already targeted innocent Israelis as their hostages. What is different in Israel’s approach than that of Hamas to targeting the civilians of the Gaza Strip?
The people wanted to escape but they did not have any idea about this kind of devastation prior. Citing people’s compulsion, the pressure of a ceasefire on Israel is triggering day by day. The death toll is also on a rising trajectory, which also puts the international community in a scary situation. With the vast impact, be it physical loss, or mental or emotional imbalances, the region would definitely require the support of the global community to revive their economy and for the rehabilitation of the common people.
Source: Latest Leak
The US and European allies insisted the UN Secretariat initiate the procedure to seek the vote for sending the UN Peacekeeping mission to the Gaza Strip immediately after the ending of the Israel-Hamas attack. This development comes amid the repetitive voice of the international community for the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip due to the casualties in the region exceeding 11,000, as per the official sources.
Key takeaways of the Bloomberg report
Bloomberg report mentioned that the US and European countries and its allies are well aware of the situation in Gaza. The consolidation of the civilian casualties, combined with the isolating of the four hospitals in Gaza by the Israeli forces has worsened the situation further. The report has stated that the discourse about the anti-Israeli sentiment worldwide may facilitate the Ceasefire process as the ani-sentiment is not going to help Israel in any way.
The discussions regarding deploying the UN Peacekeeping forces have initially centred around the UNSC, but it was in its preliminary stage, the report added. On Wednesday, the UNSC gave its acceptance to a resolution insisting on a pause on humanitarian grounds in the fighting with Hamas, as the region has also a significant number of civilians. Though the entire discussion is in its very fundamental stage, and there are lots of standards of procedures (SOPs) to finalize it for implementation, this can be seen as a beacon of hope in the midst of the ongoing Israel-Hamas tussle.
US’s historic move vis-a-vis Gaza city
In the historic move, the US, despite repeated times supporting Israel’s attack against the terrorist group Hamas since the October 7 attack, the US did not use its veto power to postpone the measure. The recent Washington mass protest and the shifting convergence for the huge civilian casualties in the region have pushed the US authority to shift from their initial approach of acknowledging Israle’s right to attack to take a step forward for the civilians of Gaza.
Source: CNN
In the recently held, Asia-Pacific Economic Framework (APEC), President Joe Biden mentioned about US’s support for human rights. Amid the current conflicts, Biden reiterated the full-fledged support for humanitarian causes for any region in the world. Biden’s administration, even, had a conversation with the Israeli Prime Minister, about the immediate measures to reduce the civilian casualties in Gaza City. Furthermore, the recent hospital bombardment by the Israeli forces has triggered the situation.
The global community has condemned these measures and shown their solidarity with the civilians of Gaza. Notably, in this move in UNSC, West is also considering the option of extending the functions and significance of the UN Truce Supervision Organisation. It was first set up in 1949 to help implement the Armistice Agreement between Egypt, Lebanon, Jordan, Syria and Israel, after the creation of the Jewish state in 1948.
