The risk of a new Israel-Hamas total war in the Middle East

 The Israeli army launched a large-scale military attack on the Gaza Strip, just a few hours after Hamas gunmen launched a surprise attack on southern Israel on October 7. These developments make observers worry that there will be an all-out war between the two sides.

Israeli Prime Minister Netayahu said "the country is in a state of war" and vowed to force the enemy to "pay an unprecedented price". Over the weekend, Israel conducted an offensive campaign against Gaza with The name "Iron Sword" targets targets of Hamas forces in Palestine.

Israeli soldiers look at the ruins of a police station, where a battle with Hamas gunmen took place in southern Israel on October 8. Photo: Reuters.

Initial statistics show that there were more than 4,000 dead and injured on both sides. Yesterday (October 8), the United Nations Security Council had an emergency meeting to prevent escalating violence in the Gaza Strip. What international analysts are concerned about today is that a large-scale all-out war between Israel and Hamas (Palestine) will break out quickly in the Middle East with long-term consequences that will adversely affect the region.

What's going on between Israel and Palestine

At dawn on October 7, the armed wing of the Islamic movement Hamas in the Gaza Strip, called the al-Qassam Suicide Brigade, suddenly launched a large-scale attack on southern Israel. This group launched thousands of homemade rockets into many cities and towns deep inside Israel, before deploying hundreds of gunmen to penetrate the border to capture dozens of settlements bordering the Gaza Strip.

This is an unprecedented large-scale and bold attack by Hamas deep into Israeli territory since management of the Gaza Strip was returned to the Palestinians in 2005.

The Israeli army responded with dozens of consecutive airstrikes on targets in the Gaza Strip, and cut off all electricity supply to this land. Domestically, Israel ordered the mobilization of thousands of reserve troops and deployed reinforcement units from the northern border to the south to support. The Israeli government also declared a nationwide state of emergency and later officially confirmed that the country was in a state of war.

With what has been going on, many people believe that a real war is breaking out in Israel and the Gaza Strip. And its initial consequences as we know, left more than 4,000 people dead and injured on both sides in just over a day of fighting. The number of casualties was so great that it shocked not only Palestinians or Israelis, but the entire international community.

Hamas's true intentions

Tough actions by both sides predict that the number of casualties will continue to rise. In a latest statement, the Israeli army affirmed that Hamas made a serious mistake in launching war against Israel and will force this movement to pay a heavy price. What makes public opinion question is that the Hamas movement's sudden attack on Israel seems to have been pre-planned and the consequences of this action may have been anticipated.

There have been many comments, assessments, explanations... from regional and international analysts about the real motives and purposes behind Hamas's sudden and bold decision to attack Israel.

Most analyzes believe that the attack was not a spontaneous action by Hamas at all, but was an elaborate, meticulous plan with careful calculation and operational coordination. tightness of the participating forces.

Experts believe that Hamas is fully aware of Israel's reaction and its consequences, because the bloody confrontation between the two sides has not just begun, but has lasted for decades and hundreds of times. clashes causing casualties. In the past, there has never been an attack by Hamas or any other armed group against Israel that went without a response, and the response was often very fierce with consequences many times more severe than the losses. caused by the action that initiated the conflict. And in fact, in a number of statements over the past two days, Hamas leaders also affirmed that this force has prepared plans to deal with all scenarios of Israeli retaliatory attacks, including deployment. Large-scale ground troops entered Gaza.