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Israel stormed Al-Shifa (RS) hospital in Gaza. Even though it received criticism from various countries, Israel continued to attack the hospital. For what ?

“I think this is partly due to the high self-confidence and this is achieved through the support of big countries, especially America,” said Gadjah Mada University international political observer Dafri Agussalim to journalists, Friday (11/17/2023). .

According to Dafri, the Israeli attack on Gaza was not a response to the Hamas attack on October 7. However, Israel has big plans to control Gaza.

A number of social media reports mention several stories explaining why Israel wants to attack Gaza. One of them is linked to the plans for a rival canal megaproject to the Suez Canal, namely Ben-Gurion.

“This is part of the grand design, one of which is the possibility of opening a new route to rival the Suez Canal,” Dafri said.

Criticism here and there has not moved Israel. Israel continues to carry out raids on a number of hospitals, which it considers to be Hamas nests. Various countries’ moral attacks on Israel, such as “uncivilized” and “illegal”, are considered ineffective.

“It has been proven that (the condemnation of various countries) is not effective enough to restrain Israel or prevent it from carrying out such actions and not just once or twice, (but) several times. So, apart from This, this cannot be stopped on moral grounds. “This kind of ethics cannot be implemented. This must therefore be achieved through strength,” he added.

Dafri does not believe the pretext given by Israel to attack Al-Shifa hospital because it is a Hamas headquarters. According to him, Israel’s claims are nothing more than propaganda.

“This is part of the pretext to justify the action (the attack on the hospital),” he continued.

Why are Arab countries not firm towards Israel?

Palestine and Israel are surrounded by Arab countries. However, since Israel launched an attack on Gaza, Arab countries seem to be “only” silent and reluctant to take firm action against Israel. For what?

Abdul Muta’ali, a Middle East expert at the University of Indonesia (UI), believes that Arab countries have their own domestic interests.

“They are pursuing their respective national interests,” Abdul said.

In fact, countries like Iran, Algeria and Lebanon have asked Arab oil-producing countries to embargo or stop sending crude oil to Israel. However, this proposal was rejected by Arab countries.

The countries that reject this clause are Egypt, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Sudan, Morocco, Mauritania and Djibouti.

“There are those who carried out normalization, there are those who are bound by the Camp David agreement according to which the Rafah gate (the border between Gaza and Egypt) is not open. they are not doing it (taking strong action against Israel). They are looking at their national interests,” Abdul said.

Critical

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has issued the most vocal criticism of Israel, calling for an end to the “killing of women, children and babies” in the Gaza Strip.

“I call on the Israeli government to show maximum restraint. The world is watching this, on television, on social networks: we are listening to the testimonies of doctors, family members, survivors, children who lost their parents,” he said. .

“The world is witnessing the murder of women, children and babies. This must stop,” Trudeau said in a statement.

Strong criticism also came from Saudi Arabia. The Saudi Foreign Ministry stressed that Israel must be held accountable for its violations against civilians and medical personnel.

“The Kingdom emphasizes the need to activate international accountability mechanisms following persistent violations and brutal and inhumane acts committed by Israeli occupying forces against children, women, civilians, medical facilities and rescue teams “, said the Saudi Foreign Ministry.

The United States, a country long associated with Israel, stressed that it did not approve of the military operation at Al-Shifa hospital.

“We did not authorize their military operations around the hospital,” stressed the spokesperson for the American National Security Council, John Kirby, speaking to local journalists.

See also “Israeli troops say they found weapons at Al-Shifa hospital”:

(isa/idn)