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Last month, there was a sense that the tempo had shifted.

Global condemnation of Israel's offensive on Gaza was growing.

The UK, France and Canada issued a joint statement

opposing the expanding military operation.

The UN's human rights chief urged global leaders to wake up.

Israel's means and methods of warfare

are inflicting, horrifying, unconscionable suffering on Palestinians in Gaza.

More and more, public figures began describing the scenes in Gaza as a genocide.

For a moment, it seemed that Western politicians were about to exert meaningful pressure

on Benjamin Netanyahu's government.

And then, on Friday, Israel launched its war against Iran.

People in Gaza have been here before.

There's been a couple of occasions during this war when tensions between Israel and Iran have escalated

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