PALESTINE-ISRAEL CONFLICT: LATEST DEVELOPMENTS AND PATHWAYS TO RESOLUTION

Abstract

The decades long Palestine-Israel Conflict has passed through different stages of tension. The world community has tried to adopt many strategies for the resolution of the conflict but no substantial outcome has been agreed upon by the parties. The situation got escalated in October 2023 between Hamas and Israel resulting in the death of thousands of people, followed by the Gaza Peace Plan. The peace plan caters for 20-Points Peace Plan by the US President, Donald Trump revolving around the composition of ‘Board of Peace’ for Gaza with Donald Trump as the chairman. The board has been joined by countries of the world and shows its determination for the conflict- resolution. This article aims at analyzing the Palestine-Israel conflict and the resultant developments and pathways for the resolution of the conflict. Main findings of the study prognosticate that ceasefire is sine qua non for the restoration of peace, role of the board of peace in resolving the conflict, process of reconstruction, maintenance of security and stability in political atmosphere would lead towards the normalization of relation.