By Jemimah Chungu
Gaza and responsible parties has cried for a “cease fire” to curb the negative sways on the social environment due to the social unrest. The global social and political environment is demanding to bring security and social justice to both Palestine and Israel.
The “cease fire” movement for the war in Gaza is being executed by the United States, United Nations, world leaders, Pro-Palestinian protesters, activists and other groups.
United Nations experts have called for a humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza, saying time was running out for the Palestinian people who are at “grave risk of genocide”. Conversely On Friday 3rd November, 2023, Israel’s closest ally, US President Joe Biden opposed Gaza cease-fire, calls for humanitarian ‘pauses’ according to Daily Sabah.
This was irrespective of the jeopardy of the social unrest in Gaza’s social environment and world at large since the genesis the war.
People in Palestine and Israel have suffered physical, emotional, and psychological health issues such as injuries from weapon form attacks. In addition, Gaza has had inadequate access to water and food due to the blockade as well as the degradation of the physical environment.
The degrading of the physical environment also has current and lifelong health implications in the social environment of Gaza and Israel such as loss of human resources. A loss of human resource reported so far at more than 8,500 deceased and thousands more injured (possibly permanently) in Palestine and Israel.
Henceforth, the medical support has also been in distress in the Gaza strip and beyond since the war started and up to date. Medication is running insufficient anesthesia and painkillers in Palestine and Israel for wounded civilians, children, parents and the social environment in general.
At regional- global level, there has been on the social environment due to the social unrest in Gaza. People the region and the world at large have had emotional and conceptual / psychological impacts
