The co-ordinated attack by Hamas on Israeli territory on October 7 was another episode of ' fire and fury' added to the already chaotic situation prevailing in the world ; think Syria, think Ukraine, think Afghanistan, think Somalia. The Israelis were caught by surprise, it was an utter intelligence failure, complacency of the Israeli political leadership, flawed decision making and needless chest thumping jingoism further contributed to this aggressive move by the Palestinians. The conflict can very well escalate to a full fledged war considering that the Israelis also have the Lebanon based Hezbollah and Iran to deal with. Iran has vociferously spoken in favour of the Palestinian cause all these years and has reiterated that they support the latter's 'right to self defence'. Israel has been oppressing the Palestinians residing in the Gaza strip for more than 35 years now, denying them the right to a peaceful existence; such a situation was bound to happen more sooner than later. For brutal right wing totalitarian regimes across the world, this should be an abject lesson in karma and a nudge towards consciously following a policy of peaceful co-existence with your neighbours.
