Only Peace Can Win: Why the Israel–Hamas War Must End Now

 

War is never good.

It destroys property and infrastructure built with great effort and at enormous expense. It takes lives. It displaces people. Families lose their loved ones. Throughout history, war has always brought poverty, displacement, and destruction. Ending war must therefore be the top priority of those engaged in it, for doing so saves lives, money, and resources.

In the case of the Israel–Hamas conflict, the war began with Hamas. And it can only end if Hamas chooses to end it. Neither Trump nor Putin can stop this war. Hamas continues to hold Israeli hostages and refuses to release them. Israel initially attempted negotiations to secure their return, but only partial success was achieved. Meanwhile, devastating damage has been inflicted on the Palestinian people.

As of today, the number of Palestinians killed by Israel is more than 80 times greater than the number of Israeli hostages and those killed by Hamas at the start of the war—and the toll continues to rise daily. Yet Hamas still refuses to release the hostages and bring the war to an end.

Who is benefiting from this war? No one. Everyone is losing. Hamas has lost people and property. Israel has lost lives and resources. Israel continues to burn through ammunition worth millions of dollars just to sustain the fighting. It seems neither Hamas nor its allies truly want peace.

I urge all supporting parties to pressure Hamas to release the hostages and end the war at the earliest. Only then can peace return to the region. Why continue killing, destroying, and displacing people when dialogue could bring an end to the suffering?

Some people seem obsessed with war instead of peace, and that is dangerous. All nations of the world must unite to demand the release of the hostages and help restore peace in the Middle East. The time to act is now. Any delay will only increase the losses—nothing else.