The Deepening Gaza Crisis: Humanitarian Struggles and International Response to Post-October 7, 2023

Abstract

The crisis between Israel and Palestine has been so long and has brought immense suffering. This paper focuses on the humanitarian crises, and civilians of Gaza from October 7, 2023, till mid-September 2024. Firstly, a brief history of the conflict with key events that led to the attack of October 7, 2023. It also covered the mass attack by Hamas on Israel that claimed the death of more than 1,200 Israelis. In response, Israel launched "Operation Iron Sword," which threw Gaza into a state of war. This paper highlighted the incident in which the collapse of hospitals, infrastructure, and schools and the shortage of food, water, and medical supplies has been covered. This is clearly the violation of human rights, particularly the unjust detention and torture of civilians, mainly women and children. The paper also provokes the comparison of the condition between hostages taken by Hamas and the arrest of civilians in Gaza by Israel. Also, it observed the international response has been in two faces: the majority of countries condemn the actions of Israel while the rest support the actions in multiple ways. Lastly, the paper presents the most possible ways to resolve the conflict between nations, such as two-state and one-state solutions and alternate ideas like joint peace cities. The study emphasizes the urgent need to bring peace and end this ongoing havoc and to focus on how both parties could live coherently because bloodshed, bombings, and massacres had never been a solution.