Hoping for violence in Middle East to end

Tragedy of war: Palestinians gather amid the rubble of a school-turned-shelter in the northern Gaza Strip heavily damaged by a recent Israeli strike. It’s hard not to feel a deep sense of helplessness over what is happening in the Middle East. – AFP

AFTER the United States Air Force and Navy attacked three nuclear facilities in Iran, President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social, the social media platform owned by Trump Media & Technology Group: “Any retaliation by Iran against the United States of America will be met with force far greater than what was witnessed tonight.”

As an ordinary person watching the news or scrolling through social media, it’s hard not to feel a deep sense of worry and helplessness over what is happening in the Middle East.