暴力的漩涡已经席卷了从黎巴嫩到也门的各地。与此同时，西方已经摧毁了它曾经拥有的任何政治权威。2023年10月7日之前有一个世界，之后则是另一个世界。对于加沙、以色列、更广泛的中东以及其他所有人而言，情况都是如此。历史上的关键转折点并不总是在当时显而易见。自战争开始已过去三年，而所谓的停火协议恰好是在一年前达成的，如今这一转折点已无法被忽视。
A whirlpool of violence has engulfed everywhere from Lebanon to Yemen. Meanwhile, the west has destroyed any political authority it once had There was a world before 7 October, 2023, and now there is a world after. For Gaza, for Israel, for the wider Middle East, and for everyone else too. Not all hinge points in history are obvious at the time. Three years on from the day it began, and precisely one year since a supposed ceasefire was agreed, this one is now impossible to ignore.
前后对比的图片讲述了部分故事。上周发布的谷歌地图更新凸显了三年来以色列 relentless 军事进攻对加沙造成的破坏程度。卫星图像显示，整个城镇已被夷为平地。三年前仍可见的清真寺和医院如今已不复存在。与此同时，曾经空旷的海岸线如今被帐篷塞满。这就是当有人试图消灭一个民族时所呈现的景象。史蒂夫·布卢姆菲尔德是《观察家报》的前国际编辑。
The before-and-after pictures tell part of the story. An update to Google Maps, released last week, underscores just what three years of relentless Israeli military onslaught has done to Gaza. Satellite images show how entire towns have been reduced to rubble. Mosques and hospitals, visible three years ago, have now disappeared. Meanwhile the once-empty shoreline is now crammed with tents. This is what it looks like when an attempt has been made to destroy a people. Steve Bloomfield is the former international editor of the Observer