Nine Palestinian militants and one Israeli civilian were killed on Saturday because of Israeli air strikes and rocket fire from Gaza. The Israelis targeted a militant group in southern Gaza who were thought to be preparing to launch long-range missiles into Israel. Ahmed al-Sheikh Khalil, who served as senior commander in an Islamic Jihad operative, was also killed. The Israeli Defense Forces said that the air strike on Saturday targeted a squad responsible for the firing of a Grad missile last week, which fell in an open area and caused no deaths or damage. No Palestinian militant group claimed responsibility for the launch. The Israeli Air Force continued to fire missiles through Saturday evening that killed four more militants. Hamas has largely adhered to a ceasefire that came into effect at the end of a three-week war in Gaza in January 2009. However, smaller militant groups such as Islamic Jihad and the Popular Resistance Committees have continued sporadic rocket fire.
The incessant warfare between these two regions has a profound effect on the world. It seems as if these conflicts will never be resolved. Most may think that this topic relates more to war, but it is sometimes easy to forget the innocent people who are harmed and even killed during war. Killing, even in the middle of cross fire, is murder. After viewing the documentary about the struggles in Sri Lanka, it is apparent that war is a commonality for many areas all over the world. Ethnic tensions are at an all time high. Pakistan and Israel have unsettled issues that cease to be resolved, and the use of violence as retaliation is only making it worse. Will there ever be peace in the Middle East?
In war times mistakes are likely to occur but these people may be actually targeting one another and just making it look like an alliance. Unnecessary murders have taken place and some incidents have resulted in retaliation. With all the rocket launching its hard to determine who is firing at who and why that specific region in fighting in the first place.
ReplyDeleteWar, in my opinion, has always and will always equal unnecessary bloodshed. It is both unfair and unjust to think either side is worthy of losing a life over something as trite as religious differences.
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