As the death toll climbs and the threat of famine looms, Israel's closest allies are expressing their growing doubts about the ongoing war in Gaza following the October 7 terror attack in Israeli territory, which left 1,160 people dead and 250 taken hostage.

Allies are particularly concerned by the Israeli government's insistence that it will proceed with plans to launch a ground offensive in the southern Gaza city of Rafah, where more than 1.1 million people have sought refuge. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says the offensive is necessary to wipe out the Palestinian militant group Hamas, which the US, EU and other governments classify as a terrorist organization.

Calls for a ceasefire are growing more urgent as concern mounts about full-blown humanitarian catastrophe.

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The United States has shielded Israel at the UN Security Council by exercising its veto to block a number of resolutions calling for an immediate cease-fire.

But cracks are appearing in the relationship. At the start of the week, US President Joe........

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