Since the Israel War began following Hamas’s 7 October attack, we have been reporting on protests that have broken out across the globe calling for an end to the violence, as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu continues to proclaim that the war will carry on until Hamas is completely defeated.
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres took the unusual step on Sunday to criticize Israel for the “heartbreaking” death toll in Gaza, stating that the military operations there “have spread mass destruction and killed civilians on a scale unprecedented” during his tenure as head of the world body.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was asked last week why Israel carried out strikes against Iranian “proxies” in the region and not Iran itself, and he said that his forces have been striking its top enemy.
Israel was blamed for carrying out an airstrike in Damascus on Saturday that resulted in the deaths of five Iranian “military advisers” and some Syrian forces, prompting Tehran to vow to retaliate.
Israeli forces were seen last week driving bulldozers in cemeteries across Gaza to excavate bodies and said rescuing hostages and finding and returning their bodies was a key element of their mission in the coastal enclave.
Israel said it carried out drone strikes on several southern Lebanese villages and killed a Hezbollah operative Sunday but a high-level commander, who was the main target, survived.
U.S. National Security Council Spokesperson John Kirby said last week that Washington sees no evidence that Israel is committing war crimes in Gaza as Mexico and Chile announced that they asked the International Criminal Court to investigate.
Israeli forces continue to conduct deadly raids in the West Bank—mainly refugee camps—in part of the country’s crackdown after the 7 October Hamas attack that killed 1,200 Israelis.
Josep Borrell, the European Union’s foreign policy head, said in a speech last week that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been opposed to a two-state solution for 30 years, and it was Israel that created Hamas.
Israel faces the prospect of civil war as crowds take to the streets against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his extremist government that is relying on the Gaza war to stay in power.