The severe spike in combat which occurred in Gaza is yet the another occasion which has held the spark between Israel and Palestine to the flame of the worldwide focus. The taking target to the life-supporting infrastructures, especially the hospitals, is another tragedy that I witness day in and out in the war field. The latest information shows that Al-Shifa Hospital, the largest tolerable health care facility in the Gaza Strip, has suffered extensive damage and is now in the hands of the Israeli tanks. The deterioration of the humanitarian situation is increasing.
When examining the Israeli military strike in Gaza, it essentially falls into its bigger plans to deal with the rocket hits by the Palestinian militants. The Israeli regime, however, has talked about security issues and what it calls the protection of its citizens from rockets fired by either Hamas, or any other groups against Israeli citizens, as the reason behind the developments. On the other hand, the extent and the size of shelling which was shown, alarmed many different peoples, who were sure in the abuse of force and the damage to civilians.
It is totally unacceptable that hospitals and healthcare institutions are intentionally targeted and that international humanitarian law are being violated. Deliberate destruction of medical facility does not only harm the patient and healthcare workers but this also erodes the provision of the right to health that all people deserve to have. Starting this week, the largest operating hospital in Gaza was under fire – a situation that only adds to the population’s current problems with supplies and medicines as well as the problem of having few personnel.
The international community is expressing its voices disfavoring Israel’s actions while mediating the parties for an immediate ceasefire to prevent more innocent subjects in sufferings which could lead to casualties. The attempt to find a common ground with diplomatic purposes to ensure the delivery of humanitarian aid to the Gaza is continuing. Nevertheless, the ongoing nature of the struggle on this entrenched basis and the geopolitical intricacies that are involved limit the options to resolve it in a sustainable way.
Materialization of the Gaza capital and the town’s hospital’s encirclement by a well protracted chain of hospital worsened the people of the area global humanitarian sticky situation terribly. The Palestinian health system in Gaza is at the precipice of the collapse of the services, with dependence deficits of medicines and equipment that increases workloads for workers. Additionally, the psychological role of citizens living with daily fear of violence causing the mental health of citizens particularly children to have much strain.
With a time span it will be a huge and serious issue to rebuild Gaza’s infrastructure, e.g., the healthcare facilities. The long history of conflict will be accompanied by corresponding amounts of destruction. It will take investment and international assistance to help the country recover or undertake reconstruction. The political impasse during which the two countries (Israel and Palestine) are not reaching a comprehensive agreement and peace plan creates different obstacles which the reconstruction process has to confront.
By attack the hospitals which is the largest functioning one in Gaza and this is a breach of the right to a peaceable life and human rights law. Terrorism, especially if its manifestations like the destruction of essential facilities like healthcare centers, becomes the case, will generate the gloomy humanitarian problem into a highly complicated issue that remains a call for peaceful resolutions to the conflict. International community has to step up the pressure and intensive interventions to stop the war and deal with the root of the conflict in order to minimize the long-term suffering and acquire short life.
