Roughly 1,140 Israelis were killed during the October 7 attack by Hamas, who also captured around 250 hostages. According to the Palestinian Ministry of Health, more than 27,000 Palestinians have been killed as a result of the ground incursion into the enclave launched by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF).
Israel is likely to continue its actions in Gaza despite protests from the international community because it is “living in a parallel reality,” where it faces “no repercussions, the bombs keep being delivered, the guns keep being delivered, the aid keeps being [delivered],” journalist and editor of The Cradle Esteban Carrillo told Sputnik’s Fault Lines on Tuesday.
More than 800 Western officials and diplomats have penned a scathing criticism of Western policy towards Israel and Gaza, accusing their governments of possible complicity in war crimes.