Dhaka, Feb. 3 -- The October 7 attack of the Palestinian Resistance Movement Hamas on Israel was not surprising as reflected in UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres' comment that it "did not happen in vacuum." However, the scope and the nature of the attack against Israel have no precedence in the 16 years of Hamas rule in Gaza. It appears the severity of the attack stunned Israelis and has shaken their sense of invincibility.

In the wake of the Hamas attack, with the full military and financial backing by the US, Israel has invaded Gaza and promised to annihilate Hamas. In fact, Israeli cabinet declared war on Hamas and begun aerial bombardment indiscriminately killing thousands of civilians including children and destroying major hosp...