There are currently many conflicts happening in the Middle East, the majority of these conflicts are wars. A main war that many people are talking about right now is the increasing conflict between Iran and Isreal.
This war has been going on and off since 1985, however it has recently escalated. On April 1, 2024, Israel sent a missile to attack Iran’s consulate in Damascus, which killed 13 people. Israel did this because of armed military groups like Hezbollah that have killed at least 32 Israelis.
Recently, Israel started to ramp up their attacks against Iran, in a hope to kill top leaders and gain a bigger advantage, like launching strikes targeting the Houthis in Yemen.
According to cbsnews.com, “[…] Hamas’ top leader and longtime commander in the Gaza Strip Yahya Sinwar was killed by troops during an operation in the war-torn Palestinian territory.” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu believes that this is an important landmark for the start of the decline of the evil rulers of the Hamas, an extremist group who shot missiles at Israel last year in October.
According to cnn.com, “Israel has eliminated Hezbollah’s leadership with a series of attacks and massive airstrikes across Lebanon that have targeted the group’s infrastructure and capabilities, but which have also killed more than 1,000 people, displaced about 1,000,000 and destroyed many houses and neighborhoods.”
However, Israel is not the only one who is lunching airstrikes, killing and displacing people.
According to newsweek.com, “Israel’s military said Iran launched around 180 missiles toward Israel, with footage on Israeli TV appearing to show the weapons flying over the Tel Aviv area.” Israel said that most missiles were destroyed by their aerial defense systems, however those that were not destroyed, destroyed military bases, schools and restaurants.
It is easy to see that this war in the Middle East is causing mass destruction, in both Israel and Iran. Additionally, it has caused and will cause many deaths. This is bringing sadness to families, friends, Israelis and Iranians all over the world. Not only is this war bringing mass destruction and death in Israel and Iran, but it is on the edge of bringing in countries near it, which could lead to a possible world war.
