Despite several endorsement of two-state solutions by many countries in Europe, Israel and her ally remain adamant to United Nations agreement
By Haruna Aliyu Usman
In what looks like the second global human catastrophe takes a pause in human carnage and mindless killings of civilians in a war marked by huge human rights abuses and war crimes, the world holds its breath as the minors and the aged Palestinians heave a sigh of relief as ceasefire comes into effect.
The seemingly isolated Palestine in a war for her sovereignty Israel and western allies must accept the fact that there was no Victor and no vanquish as documented evidence of war crimes perpetrated by US backed Israel war against Palestine indicated that no fewer than 45,936 Palestinians were reported to have been killed by ceaseless air strikes launched by Israel and her strong ally the United States of America while the Israel suffered losses amounting to 1,706 the hostages release and prisoners swap has helped to facilitate the cease fire.
Boundary dispute which escalated to unimaginable war also accounted for billions in terms of infrastructure damages on both sides with Gaza taking the monumental infrastructure lost. These temporary and fragile cease fire is a window opened for civilians to stock food and for the injured to get proper medical care because the occupation of Palestine by Israel will continue to trigger war which only two states solution can permanently end it and on the other hand, the US and Israel must stop seeing Hamas as terrorist but freedom fighters who are neck-deep in ensuring a sovereign Palestine.
Despite several endorsement of two-state solutions by many countries in Europe, Israel and her ally remain adamant to United Nations agreement. Judgement delivered by ICC swept under the carpet by Israel undermines the power of international judiciary leaving many wondering on what next to be done to permanently end the boundary disputes between Israel and Palestine consuming lives of innocent citizens in both countries.
However, now that temporary truce has been achieved, what happens to war crimes committed by both Palestine and Israel because Israel has during the war strike health facilities, schools and even makeshift camps housing displaced Palestinians all under the guise of targeting Hamas which as a result hundreds of children and the aged were unjustifiably killed.
On the other hand, Hamas’ hostages taking violates international war guidelines therefore the law should hold them accountable for taking into hostage innocent Israelis while Benjamin Netanyahu should be held responsible for killing of children, aged and aid workers during heedless and senseless war.
My passionate appeal to the United States of America, the Great Britain and other western nations backing Israel to find a common ground to embrace the two states solution which is the only practical solutions to put off the fire and same countries should vote for reconstruction funds.
Usman, a journalist and public analyst writes from Birnin Kebbi, Kebbi State.