Opinion: Long kept in limbo, will Palestine be put back on the global agenda?

Opinion by Taha Ozhan - Beginning on 7 October, "Israel at war" became the leading headline broadcast around the clock on global news channels. But for international audiences, the recent Israeli aggression transcends being merely breaking news; it has become a devastating glimpse into the daily lives of the Palestinians. 

While Palestinian suffering, death, and destruction was a story most outlets had long ignored or taken for granted, the novel and unexpected development that day was in the surprise attack against Israel, during which more than 1,400 Israelis were killed.

The attack by Palestinian armed factions in 1948 territories marked a notable shift in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, particularly since 1973. Not only did it result in the loss of Israeli soldiers and civilians' lives, it also shattered the illusion that a solution to the Palestinian question could be reached without Palestinians.

To employ the infamous "Rumsfeld matrix", for Israel, the US, and countries in the region, the attack served as a poignant reminder of the "known knowns": the existence of Palestinians.

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