On the Israel Palestine War

I am saddened to know of the missile attack to Israel by Hamas and the counterattack to Gaza etc by Israel following it. It is beyond our imagination as for in what fright and actual danger people should live on each side. 

I could discuss little about this conflict deeply historically rooted in this area. 

I just wondered how Hamas obtained and deployed so many missiles without the intelligence of Israel noticing it...they say Hamas has launched even 5000 of them this time. 

This paper tells that they have been from Syria, Russia, Iran and China. They are smuggled through Sinai Peninsula. It says there are tunnels to convey them from Sinai to Gaza. The missile attacks have been repeated since the days of HizbAllah. I am sure Israel has made the same missile attacks or even air bombing to the Palestine areas.

The missiles used in the battle seem to have be equipped with bigger warhead and to have had longer distance of flight covering all areas of Israel in the end. 

https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/para/hamas-qassam.h

It seems Israeli military started assaulting Hamas. It may victimize a lot of civilians in Gaza and the West Bank. Israeli leaders may rationalize it from the casuality from Hamas' missile and army attacks. But I am very afraid it will bring forth a chain of hatred and hostility. Literally, the most vicious cycle thinkable. 

Far away from the area in the battle, I could say only little but would like to point out two things.

First, historically, this conflict is from the selfish diplomacy by UK and the other big powers in and after WW I. Those countries are responsible to mediate for the truce and the peace between those two. Of course, other countries like Japan also should act for that as well. 

Secondly, it should be banned to export or smuggle ammunition and missiles to the radicalists, taking it for granted that Israel should not resort to force at any occasion. Israel should refrain from arbitrarily emigrating to Palestine territories. China and Iran have become big exporters of missiles or other arms. UN should prohibit any export of arms to the areas in conflict. It is a shame our government is going to export lethal weapons abroad. They may excuse it saying the export is only to countries not in international conflicts. But, as missiles are carried from Iran to Palestine through Sudan and Egypt, those weapons could be transferred to the areas in conflict. I will go on decrying such a policy against pacifism.