ISRAELI – PALESTINIAN WAR: THE ROLE OF THE UNITED NATIONS PEACE KEEPING MISSION

This paper investigates the role of the United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Isreali - Palestinian war. The UN has played a significant but limited role in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. UN peacekeeping missions have helped to maintain cease-fires, provide humanitarian assistance and fostering diplomatic dialogue between the parties, but have been unable to resolve the underlying political issues. In the current war, the UN's role has been further limited, but it remains committed to supporting peace in the Middle East. The purpose of this study is to offer empirical insight on the influence of the UN peace keeping missions on the Isreali - Palestinian war. The study used a descriptive research approach and qualitative analysis to evaluate the peace keeping operations and missions of the UN on the war and their impact in de-escalating and resolving the conflict between the two States. An extensive investigation of UN peacekeeping strategies in Isreal and Palestine, including those for protection, de-escalation, emergency services, food assistance, healthcare, and humanitarian corridors, were part of the study's qualitative analysis. The study examined how well  these initiatives work to meet urgent humanitarian needs while also promoting diplomatic peaceful resolution of the war. The paper utilized secondary sources of data from the literature, empirical field research, and information from national and international organizations, including journal articles, reports on the Global Security Goals of the United Nations, online publications and papers. The Liberal Institutionalism theory and the Peacekeeping Theory were adopted to analyze how international institutions, like the United Nations, can promote peace and cooperation and also analyze the effectiveness of UN peacekeeping missions in maintaining ceasefires, providing humanitarian assistance, and fostering diplomatic dialogue between the parties, and examined the principles, strategies, and challenges associated with UN peacekeeping operations in conflict zones, and also evaluate the specific UN mandates and tactics employed in the Israeli-Palestinian context. The study found that UN peacekeeping missions has played a significant role to de-escalate the conflict between the two States, such as cease-fires and humanitarian aid. However, its long-term goal of conflict resolution remains farfetched. Thus, recommends that the UN should ensure that peacekeeping operations and missions are aligned with long-term or complete desolution of the war. This will significantly help to resolve the issue of conflict between the parties and foster peaceful coexistence.