Health authorities in the Gaza Strip, where fighting between the Israeli army and the Islamic group Hamas continues, announced on the 21st that the confirmed death toll has exceeded 25,000.
Even as the number of civilian casualties increases, Israel remains firm, and tensions are spreading throughout the Middle East.
The Israeli military, aiming to annihilate Hamas, continues to carry out airstrikes and ground forces attacks on Khan Yunis and other areas in the southern Gaza Strip on the 21st.
Gaza health authorities announced on the 21st that 178 people had died in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of confirmed deaths to 25,105.
The international NGO Save the Children estimates that more than 10,000 of the deaths were children, based on data released by health authorities.
As the number of civilian casualties continues to rise, the United States and Arab countries should aim to achieve peace in which the two states of Israel and Palestine coexist.
However, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu posted on social media on the 20th, ``I will not compromise on protecting Israel's security. This is incompatible with Palestinian demands for sovereignty.'' He does not recognize the establishment of a Palestinian state. I have reiterated my thoughts.
Prime Minister Netanyahu's hard-line stance has been met with opposition from within the country, and thousands of people gathered in central Tel Aviv on the 20th, calling for the government to step down and hold elections.
Meanwhile, Iran, which supports Hamas, announced on the 20th that five of its military advisors sent to Syria were killed in an Israeli attack.
In addition, exchanges of attacks between Hezbollah, a Lebanese Shi'ite organization supported by Iran, and Israel continue, and with the fighting in the Gaza Strip showing no signs of abating, tensions are spreading throughout the Middle East.