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The ongoing violent conflict between Hamas and Israel has recorded more than 19,200 Palestinian deaths with 52,200 wounded as of December 18 this year. The Israel Defense Forces continues its offensive ground operation throughout the Gaza Strip (including in the northern, central and southern areas), ensures a continuous advance and does not consider civilian targets (be it a school, hospital or residential neighborhoods). According to media reports, Israel has already dropped about 29,000 bombs on Gaza (about the same number of bombings were carried out by the US and British Air Forces in 2003 in Iraq)…

Deep divisions are growing in Israel over the Palestinian bloodbath unleashed in the Gaza Strip and whether to continue this globally condemned war. Many public opinion polls show a significant decline in support for the current war cabinet and its Palestinian policies. Despite more than two months of an intensive bombing campaign and a ground operation ostensibly directed against Hamas, the Israeli occupying army has made little progress in achieving its stated objectives, namely, the release of hostages, the destruction of the Hamas military organization and consequently the Palestinian resistance…

The United States remains a strong and great power, but recently its foreign policy actions have been increasingly criticized both at home and abroad. The outrage of most developing countries, now called the Global South, was sparked by a renewed veto by Washington of the Security Council resolution of December 8, demanding an immediate cessation of hostilities and humanitarian aid to the Palestinians. Arab-Muslim countries have called for the convening of an emergency session of the UN General Assembly, for which a draft vetoed by the Americans on December 8 has been proposed…