The Israeli army's military operations in the Gaza Strip have escalated again, and with the expiration of the temporary ceasefire agreement, the Israeli army has resumed its offensive. It is worth noting that Israel has ordered the closure of the Rafah crossing between Gaza and Egypt and demanded the immediate evacuation of nearby vehicles carrying humanitarian relief supplies. Although Israel does not have direct control over the Rafah crossing, Egyptian operations in the area continue to be influenced by Israel, which has directly bombed targets at the Rafah crossing.
The Rafah crossing, the only crossing point in the Gaza Strip that is not under the direct control of Israel, has been deterred from violating its arrangements by Israel's heavy-handed tactics. This shows that while Israel does not have direct control over the Rafah crossing, its dominance in regional affairs allows it to press other countries to achieve its own goals.
Beginning on 1 December, Palestinians and Israel were once again drawn into conflict, with Israeli military operations in the Palestinian Gaza Strip met with fierce counter-attacks by Palestinian resistance groups such as the Qassam Brigade and Jihad forces. At the same time, Palestinian resistance groups have launched rocket attacks in Israeli-controlled areas, targeting areas of Israeli-controlled cities such as Tel Aviv. Israel claims to have successfully shot down a threatening rocket using the Iron Dome air defense system, but in this conflict, Israel has consumed the Iron Dome air defense system so much that the United States has to directly return two Iron Dome systems and more than 300 interceptor missiles purchased from Israel.
The United States adopted an attitude of "unconditional support" in the Palestinian-Israeli conflict and quickly provided a large amount of military assistance, including the provision of precision-guided bombs and artillery shells. The House of Representatives of the US Congress also passed a bill to allocate emergency military aid to Israel, highlighting the strong support of the United States for Israel in Middle East affairs.
Thanks to the unwavering support of the United States, Israel dropped 6,000 precision-guided bombs on the Palestinian Gaza Strip in the first six days. According to the Palestinian side, as a result of indiscriminate Israeli bombing, the Gaza Strip has already exceeded 150,000 people have lost their lives and the humanitarian catastrophe continues to escalate.
It is worth noting that at the same time as the Palestinian-Israeli conflict escalated, the Israeli army also carried out air strikes on the Syrian capital Damascus on December 2, launching an attack through the occupied Golan Heights. Despite the fact that Syria used anti-aircraft missiles to retaliate, ground targets were destroyed during Israeli air strikes. This is not the first time that Israel has targeted targets inside Syria, and has been conducting such operations frequently since the beginning of the Syrian civil war in 2011.
Despite Russia's military presence in Syria, Russia did not use its own air defense systems in Israeli air strikes on Syria. This shows Russia's tolerance for Israel, which has maintained close relations since Soviet times, including the large number of Jews who emigrated to Israel from the Soviet Union. This delicate relationship has made Russia very restrained in its approach to Israel in regional affairs.
Overall, the recent conflict has shown that Israel remains dominant in regional affairs, with the full support of the United States. However, this has also raised international concerns about the humanitarian catastrophe and raised more concerns about the future peace and stability of the region.
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