Editorial | Restart peace process to halt Mideast killing between Israel and Palestine
- The United States, along with others, needs to resolve the escalating conflict between Israel and Palestine that only promises more misery and death
A deadly escalation has defied diplomatic attempts to defuse the latest outbreak of violence between Israel and Palestine.
As a result, the UN Security Council is expected to hold a virtual meeting requested by China, among others, tomorrow, if not sooner, to address it. The meeting had previously been put off from yesterday to next week at the request of the United States to give diplomacy more time.
After sustained rocket fire on Israel from the Gaza Strip by Hamas militants and air strikes by Israel, the latter has begun a ground bombardment amid conflicting reports as to whether there are any troops on the ground in Gaza.
In any case, the latest escalation extends the conflict and increases the number of dead and wounded.
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Israel sends ground troops and tanks near Gaza, threatening to open a new front in the fighting
The violence has its roots partly in Jerusalem, where images of police clashing with Palestinians protesting at restrictions near the al-Aqsa mosque in the holy month of Ramadan did nothing to calm dangerous tensions. The conflict has put pressure on the United States, Israel’s chief ally.
