Warning to Israel from former President Obama: 'Israel is not only exacerbating the humanitarian crisis, it is hardening it'

Former US President Barack Obama warned regarding the Palestine-Israel conflict that an Israeli military strategy that ignores threats to civilians could ultimately backfire.

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Warning to Israel from former President Obama: 'Israel is not only exacerbating the humanitarian crisis, it is hardening it'

Former US President Barack Obama, in a statement made via the Medium platform, stated that Israel has a "right to self-defense," but added, "But the world is watching closely. An Israeli military strategy that ignores the human costs could ultimately backfire."

Pointing out that thousands of Palestinians have lost their lives in the bombardments on Gaza, Obama shared the view that "Many of them were children. Hundreds of thousands of people have been forced to flee their homes."

Criticizing the Israeli government's Gaza policy, Obama noted the following:

"The Israeli government’s decision to cut off food, water, and electricity to the besieged civilian population not only threatens to worsen the growing humanitarian crisis, but it could also further harden Palestinian attitudes for generations to come, erode global support for Israel, play into the hands of Israel’s enemies, and undermine long-term efforts to achieve peace and stability in the region."

LATEST SITUATION IN ISRAEL'S ATTACKS ON GAZA

The Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas, launched a comprehensive attack on Israel on the morning of October 7, dubbed "Al-Aqsa Flood."

The Israeli army began attacking the Gaza Strip with dozens of fighter jets.

It was reported that 1,400 Israelis, including 308 soldiers, were killed and 5,132 Israelis were injured in the attacks launched from Gaza.

The Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza announced that 5,791 people, including 2,360 children and 1,292 women, have been killed and 16,297 people have been injured in Israel's attacks on Gaza.

It was stated that over 90 Palestinians have been killed in attacks by Israeli forces and Jewish settlers in the occupied West Bank.

In the conflicts, 24 journalists have lost their lives, including 20 Palestinians, 3 Israelis, and one Lebanese.

In the clashes between the Israeli army and Hezbollah on the Israel-Lebanon border since October 8, 30 Hezbollah members, 6 members of the Islamic Jihad Movement, 3 from Hamas, and 2 members of the Hezbollah-backed Sunni Resistance Brigades were killed, as well as 4 civilians, one of whom was a journalist.

In attacks launched from the Lebanese side, 3 Israeli soldiers and one Israeli civilian also lost their lives.

News Source: AA