What Led to the Current Fighting Between Israel and the Palestinians and What Happens Next?
INTERNATIONAL POLICY DIGEST
This week, television screens and social media were awash with images of hundreds of rockets being fired out of Gaza and into Israel. In response, Israel’s Iron Dome, its air-defense system was activated, intercepting and destroying most of them. Since then, both Hamas and Israel have stepped up their attacks on each other. By Friday evening, eight civilians had been killed in Israel, including two Palestinians and an Indian, and 126 people in Gaza, including women and children.
With much of the media’s focus on this recent round of violence, what is getting lost are the steps which has led to the current state of affairs. Absent this, the international community began the week indulging an orgy of handwringing and appeals for both sides to back down, de-escalate the crisis and call a ceasefire…
