The United Nations Secretary-General, by invoking his prerogative, has called on the Security Council to take action to address the situation in Gaza, the first time in more than 50 years that the prerogative has been used, demonstrating that the humanitarian crisis in Gaza has reached a very serious level. The international community has also reacted increasingly to the Israeli military operation in Gaza.
The appeals and actions of the Secretary-General of the United Nations have shown that the situation has become dire and that the humanitarian crisis in Gaza needs to be effectively addressed. The worsening of the humanitarian catastrophe has caused concern and concern on a global scale. In addition, the continuation of the conflict and the increase in civilians** have led the international community to become resentful of Israel's military actions and even to be outraged by Israel's acts of aggression.
Israel's statehood on Palestinian land is not only for the purpose of statehood, but also on the basis of various political interests. As the representative and defender of Western countries in the Middle East, Israel's state-building process has always been dominated by the United States and Western countries. Israel's existence and development is mainly based on the support and interests of Western countries.
However, with the escalation of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict and the intensification of the humanitarian disaster, the international community's criticism and opposition to Israel have gradually increased. Western countries are beginning to realize the impact of conflicts on their interests, which is not common in the history of Israel's statehood.
With the escalation of the conflict, especially the rapid rise of civilians**, and the impact of Israeli actions on the interests of Western countries, some Western countries have begun to impose actual restrictions and sanctions on Israel.
Taking the United States as an example, the US Secretary of State and Secretary of Defense have successively issued warnings to Israel, demanding that Israel protect civilians. Not only that, but the United States has imposed sanctions on some Israeli soldiers who have defied warnings and exacerbated the conflict. Germany followed suit, expressing support for US sanctions and planning similar sanctions. Belgium has also expressed its support for the U.S. sanctions and will work with the U.S. to impose sanctions on individuals who undermine peace and stability in the West Bank.
The advent of these sanctions means that the attitude of Western countries towards Israel is changing. Once Israel loses the support of Western countries, its position will become very passive.
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has sharply criticized Israel's military action against Hamas, saying that there is a gap between Israel's declaration of "protecting civilians" and its actual actions.
Blinken's harsh criticism of Israel is partly because his own interests have been violated, and on the other hand, it is also to safeguard the core interests of the United States in the Middle East. Israel's actions not only lead to the spread of extremism, but also threaten the US presence and strategic layout in the Middle East.
Blinken's criticism shows a change in the position of the United States, which, while under pressure will not stop supporting Israel, has begun to exert pressure on Israel. It also means that Israel's actions in this conflict are doomed to fail to achieve their intended goals.
All in all, the actions of the UN Secretary-General, the sanctions imposed on Israel by Western countries, and the criticism of Israel by the United States all show that the conflict in Gaza is changing Israel's situation. Israel needs to take into account the concerns of Western countries and find a reasonable solution to avoid further endangering its own interests.