How Israel-Gaza conflict arrived at inflection point

Published July 30, 2025 5:00am ET



Many of Israel’s most ardent backers on the international stage appear to be reaching their breaking point over the worsening conditions for Palestinians in Gaza.

Within the past week, President Donald Trump described the plight facing Palestinians as “real starvation,” while the leaders of both the U.K. and France made unprecedented announcements that they could recognize Palestinian statehood as soon as this fall. Trump, for his part, disagreed with their decisions.

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