The escalation of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict in the Middle East poses a serious threat to peace and stability. The focus of the United States and Israel has shifted beyond Hamas in the Gaza Strip to Iran. After the escalation of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, Yemen's Houthis and Lebanese Allah announced an alliance with Hamas to join forces against Israel. Subsequently, the two groups took separate actions, one fortified in the Red Sea region and specialized in attacking Israeli ships;The other is engaged in guerrilla warfare along the Israeli-Lebanese border, striking targets on Israel's northern border. Hamas has always been adept at using underpasses, and the entry of the Houthis and Allah in Lebanon has forced Israel to distract itself from the problem. At this point, Israel and its supporter, the United States, turned their attention to Iran, arguing that Iran was behind these organizations, although it did not act directly.
Recently, a senior Iranian military adviser in Syria was killed in Israeli airstrikes on Syria. While it is possible that the dead were unfortunately affected, it is possible that Israel may have been premeditated in the light of the current situation. Iran directly accused Israel of killing the adviser, saying Israel's actions demonstrated its "horrific nature of the Zionist regime" and warning of a "revenge operation" against Israel. It should be pointed out that the deceased's name is Mousavi, who is mainly responsible for military cooperation between Iran and Syria, and has long carried out missions in Syria and Lebanon and other regions to combat local ***. Mousavi is most likely the liaison for the Resistance Front group in the Middle East against the West and Israel, managing the ** smuggling network from Iran and Iraq to Syria to Allah in Lebanon. The Israeli side has long had the intention to assassinate Mousavi.
Lebanese Allah and Yemen's Houthis appear to have fallen on deaf ears to threats from the United States and Israel. Recently, Allah Lebanon even fired rockets into Israel for a whole day and then quickly withdrew from the front line, causing losses to Israel. Iranian-backed Houthis have threatened the United States and Israel, raising tensions in the Palestinian-Israeli region. The Houthis have warned that if the United States intervenes, they will retaliate against American targets in the Middle East. At the same time, Iran also warned Israel that it would threaten to block not only the Red Sea, but also the Mediterranean Sea and the Strait of Gibraltar. Recently, a ship linked to Israel was attacked by drones off the west coast of India, and the United States directly blamed Iran. Israel has been regularly striking Iranian targets inside Syria, and the recent assassination is seen as a warning to Iran.
Mousavi, who was assassinated, was a companion of Soleimani, a senior Iranian general, who had been assassinated by Trump's orders. Iran said it would retaliate and attacked US military positions in Iraq. Iran has once again demonstrated its determination to take revenge, increasing tensions with Israel and further destabilizing the region. Israel's intensified offensive in the Gaza Strip has spread across the region, exacerbating tensions between Iran and Israel and creating more uncertainty for regional stability, as well as prompting retaliatory actions against Israel. With regard to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, since the end of the armistice agreement, the Israeli side has intensified its offensive, threatening the lives of the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip. Despite the attempts of Egypt and Qatar to mediate, the mediation process did not go smoothly and even reached an impasse.
Representatives of Hamas and Jihad went to Egypt to negotiate a ceasefire, but both sides took firm positions. Egypt has proposed a plan for Hamas and Jihad to relinquish control of the Gaza Strip in order to reach a lasting ceasefire, but the two groups insist on the release of the hostages and demand that Israel withdraw from the Gaza Strip. And the Israeli side is also very resolute. On Christmas Eve, Netanyahu not only launched a "big **" airstrike on a number of refugee camps in the Gaza Strip, but also personally went to the front line to comfort the soldiers, and stressed that he would "fight to the end" and completely eliminate all Hamas forces. It is foreseeable that there are still many challenges to be overcome in order to promote a ceasefire in the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, and the process may be long and complicated. Given the persistence and depth of the current tensions, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is likely to evolve into a protracted confrontation like the Russia-Ukraine conflict.
In addition, the Israeli airstrikes in Syria that have led to the deaths of Iranian advisers have undoubtedly added another layer of security to an already complex situation. This has not only further exacerbated tensions in the Middle East, but also added more uncertainty and security risks to the subsequent development of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. [Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu condolences to frontline soldiers].