The impact of violence on children when it replaces reason is profound and far-reaching, affecting their physical, emotional, and social well-being, with serious consequences that will most likely emerge in their adulthood. Children are highly impressionable and vulnerable, and their direct or indirect exposure to violence, have devastating effects, planting the seed of hatred in them, making it difficult to shake off. The current events in Israel, where civil populations and particularly children suffered an inhuman, vicious terrorist attack, raised public attention on the important issue of weak governance and lack of effective institutions that characterize several areas around the Globe. The vulnerabilities within the socio-political framework frequently give rise to power vacuums, paving the way for violence and enabling extremist groups to exploit the situation. The Middle East has often been a battleground for proxy wars, with various regional and global powers supporting different factions. Foreign interventions, whether for geopolitical interests or ideological reasons, have exacerbated existing conflicts and created new ones.

Urging for the protection of children suffering from the escalating violence of terrorism

Pettoello Mantovani M
2023-01-01

Abstract

The impact of violence on children when it replaces reason is profound and far-reaching, affecting their physical, emotional, and social well-being, with serious consequences that will most likely emerge in their adulthood. Children are highly impressionable and vulnerable, and their direct or indirect exposure to violence, have devastating effects, planting the seed of hatred in them, making it difficult to shake off. The current events in Israel, where civil populations and particularly children suffered an inhuman, vicious terrorist attack, raised public attention on the important issue of weak governance and lack of effective institutions that characterize several areas around the Globe. The vulnerabilities within the socio-political framework frequently give rise to power vacuums, paving the way for violence and enabling extremist groups to exploit the situation. The Middle East has often been a battleground for proxy wars, with various regional and global powers supporting different factions. Foreign interventions, whether for geopolitical interests or ideological reasons, have exacerbated existing conflicts and created new ones.
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