A Palestinian takes a child out of the rubble after Israeli airstrikes in Khan Younis, Gaza Strip, October 16, 2023
BRITAIN’S political leaders failed to condemn Israeli war crimes against Palestinian people today in a “bleak day for democracy.”
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and opposition leader Sir Keir Starmer gave back-to-back Commons speeches blaming Hamas for Israel’s air strikes and cutting off food and energy supplies to the Gaza Strip.
West-backed Israel declared war and has ordered more than a million Palestinians to evacuate northern Gaza ahead of an anticipated ground offensive after more than 1,400 Israelis were killed in Hamas’s unprecedented attack on Israeli territory on October 7.
Given the recent rejection of peace proposals by Israel the world must provide an immediate and resolute response to force accountability on Gaza, argues RAMZY BAROUD
ANN CZERNIK looks back over the last two years of carnage that began with the unprecedented October 7 operation and considers the rhetoric from both sides in light of the massacre carried out by Israel that has united the world in horror