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The military conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Hamas movement, which controls the Gaza Strip, has continued since 7 October. That day, Hamas launched rocket attacks on central and southern Israel. Hamas militants stormed into the border Israeli communities and seized several border posts and a military base, taking hostages along the way. After the militant invasion, Israel declared war on Hamas, imposed a state of emergency, launched retaliatory air strikes and gave Gaza residents 24 hours to move south. Hamas responded that “dying in their homes” was better than expulsion…

The conflict in the Gaza Strip has entered its third week, attracting the world’s attention. The UN Security Council has twice failed to adopt a resolution calling for the interruption of military activities, the protection of civilians and the delivery of urgent humanitarian aid to the 2.5 million residents of Gaza. However, the US vetoed both draft resolutions. At first, the US, the UK and France rejected the Russian draft resolution, despite the fact that 30 other states, including 17 Arab states…

The United States’ unwavering backing for Israel, while ignoring the Palestinians, has provoked anger throughout the Global South, particularly in the Islamic world. Several nations held anti-American protests, which included the United States Capitol. For a few hours, 500 regular Americans—many of whom were Jewish—took control of the Capitol Building and demanded that Palestine be saved. The activities of the US administration were so heinous that most of those present at the Human Rights Council in Geneva…