There have been plenty of shocking images, shareable graphics and heartbreaking stories of the conflict shared to social media. So why has this particular image gone viral?
People in Beirut light candles in solidarity with Palestinians in Rafah on May 27, 2024.
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Sara Oscar, University of Technology Sydney and Cherine Fahd, University of Technology Sydney
The All Eyes on Rafah image has been criticised as being overly sanitised. How does it compare to other war images? And where is the line between performative solidarity and moral responsibility?
Diplomatic pressure, rising military casualties and the problem of Israeli hostages in Gaza have not deterred Netanyahu from ordering an offensive on Rafah.
Palestinians crowd a street as smoke billows from Israeli strikes in Rafah on May 7, 2024.
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The US put a pause on an arms shipment to Israel as it launched a Rafah offensive. This is not the first time the US and Israel have publicly disagreed, despite their strong diplomatic relationship.
The destructive force that Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu has unleashed in Gaza is rooted in a century-old ideology that says overwhelming power is how Israel should deal with Palestinians.
Aid bottleneck: lorries wait at Rafah crossing for access to the Gaza Strip.
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Jay Marlowe, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
Palestinian families in New Zealand are poised to sponsor relatives trying to flee Gaza. National-led governments have allowed such intakes in past crises – and here’s how it could work now.
Around 1.5 million Palestinians are trapped near the border, with nowhere to go. Egypt, however, has long opposed the idea of resettling Palestinians in the Sinai Peninsula.
Egypt would be seriously destabilised by hundreds of thousands of people fleeing Gaza.
Egyptian president Anwar al-Sadat (L), US president Jimmy Carter and Israeli premier Menachem Begin at the Israel-Egypt Peace Agreement signing in 1979.
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