Arthur Greene
Ochwepheshe basabela impi enkulu ezoqubuka njengoba impi ye-Israel ne-Palestine iya ngokuya ibhebhetheka. Kusukela ngoMsombuluko, isibalo sabashonile sesinyukele okungenani kuma-49.
I-Israel ikhiphe amakhulu ezindiza e-Gaza zabulala okungenani abantu abangama-43.
Phakathi kwalabo ababulewe kunezingane eziyi-13 zase-Palestine.
Khonamanjalo, amaqembu amasosha ase-Palestine asedubule ngamarokhethi e-Tel Aviv nakwamanye amadolobha e-Israel, kwashona abayisithupha.
I-United Nations isixwayise ngokuthi uma ingxabano ingapheli, amathuba empi enkulu maningi.
UTor Wennesland, isithunywa se-UN phakathi neMpumalanga uthe: “Izinga lempi yese-Gaza liya ngokuya liyakhuphuka. Imiphumela iyabheda kanti futhi kushona abantu abangenacala.”
Imigwaqo yase-Gaza imbozwe imfucumfucu evela ezakhiweni nasezimotweni ezicekelwe phansi ngamabhanoyi ase-Israel.
Phakathi kobekuhlosiwe edolobheni, bekungamabhilidi amabili abegcwele abantu acekelewe phansi yizindiza.
Abahlali baxwayisiwe ukuthi baphume emabhilidini ngaphambi kokuba kuhlaselwe izindiza zempi, kodwa kusenemibiko yokufa kwabantu.
Omunye wabashonile wase-Israel kule mpi, ubulawe ngemuva kokuthi imoto yakhe i-Jeep ebiseduzane ishaywe ngumcibisholo.
Phambilini, ubaba nendodakazi base-Israel abaneminyaka engama-52 neyu-16 ubudala, babulawe edolobheni lase-Lod ngesikhathi imoto yabo ishaywa yirokhethi.
Ukungezwani phakathi kwe-Israel ne-Hamas amasosha ase-Palestine, sekunamasonto kuqhubeka kodwa kube kakhulu ngesonto eledlule ngesikhathi abase-Palestine belwa namaphoyisa akwa-Israel endaweni engcwele e-East Jerusalem.
I-Hamas yaqhumisa amarokhethi kwa-Israel ngemuva kokuthi benqabile ukususa amaphoyisa endaweni.