"Some have speculated that a past scarred by colonialism and famine has triggered some historical kinship with Palestine's plight - as if pictures of dead babies or reports of wards full of small children who have had to undergo amputations in hospitals that have run out of anaesthesia were not enough. This week, the death toll passed 65,000, yet for a sixth time the US has vetoed a UN resolution demanding a permanent ceasefire."
"No one is contesting Israel's right to protect itself, and the actions of Hamas have appalled the world, but what is at issue is defending a population from being wiped out. The 14 other United Nations Security Council members who voted in favour described the situation as "catastrophic". But there is to be no respite. The killing continued with renewed ferocity this week with horrific assaults on Gaza City."
The death toll in Gaza has surpassed 65,000 amid images of dead infants and reports of wards filled with small children undergoing amputations without anaesthesia. A US veto blocked a UN Security Council resolution calling for a permanent ceasefire, citing insufficient condemnation of Hamas and lack of explicit recognition of Israel's right to self-defence. Fourteen UN Security Council members described the situation as catastrophic and urged protection of civilians facing near-annihilation. Debates over recognition of Palestine include claims that such moves are symbolic and driven by domestic politics. A UN General Assembly summit on a two-state solution has been reconvened.
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