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In fact, at a news conference just after news of the shooting broke, Gideon Saar, the Israeli foreign minister, actually accused Israel's critics abroad. This incitement is also done

Particularly in Europe, where he said some international organizations and government officials had used words like genocide, crimes against humanity, paved the way exactly for such murders. And Saar tried to draw a straight line between this criticism of Israel and the horrible killing of the young couple. But this is really an enormously emotionally charged debate.

Particularly in Europe, where he said some international organizations and government officials had used words like genocide, crimes against humanity, paved the way exactly for such murders. And Saar tried to draw a straight line between this criticism of Israel and the horrible killing of the young couple. But this is really an enormously emotionally charged debate.

In fact, some in Israel's opposition actually blamed Israeli government policies, which they said were fueling antisemitism around the world.

In fact, some in Israel's opposition actually blamed Israeli government policies, which they said were fueling antisemitism around the world.

Let's be clear, this is standard rhetoric from the foreign minister. There's been enormous international concern over the toll of the war in Gaza. According to Palestinian health officials in Gaza, more than 50,000 people have been killed since the beginning of the war. A lot of those concerns were voiced in private channels with Israeli officials.

Let's be clear, this is standard rhetoric from the foreign minister. There's been enormous international concern over the toll of the war in Gaza. According to Palestinian health officials in Gaza, more than 50,000 people have been killed since the beginning of the war. A lot of those concerns were voiced in private channels with Israeli officials.

But over the past few weeks, and especially over the last week, some of Israel's own traditional allies have dramatically ratcheted up their public condemnations of Israeli policies towards Gaza. And to understand that, you really have to understand the situation on the ground in Gaza right now.

But over the past few weeks, and especially over the last week, some of Israel's own traditional allies have dramatically ratcheted up their public condemnations of Israeli policies towards Gaza. And to understand that, you really have to understand the situation on the ground in Gaza right now.

For more than two months, Israel barred the entry of all humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip. That meant no food, no fuel, no medicine.

For more than two months, Israel barred the entry of all humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip. That meant no food, no fuel, no medicine.

Right, exactly. And this caused widespread hunger and deprivation among Gazans, who had already faced enormous struggles over the course of more than a year of devastating war.

Right, exactly. And this caused widespread hunger and deprivation among Gazans, who had already faced enormous struggles over the course of more than a year of devastating war.

As the blockade went on over the past two months, we started to hear reports that the situation was getting worse and worse. And that really led to a growing chorus of criticism that began to crescendo in early May.

As the blockade went on over the past two months, we started to hear reports that the situation was getting worse and worse. And that really led to a growing chorus of criticism that began to crescendo in early May.

A UN-backed panel of experts warned that there was a critical risk of famine due to the dwindling stockpiles of food inside the Gaza Strip.

A UN-backed panel of experts warned that there was a critical risk of famine due to the dwindling stockpiles of food inside the Gaza Strip.

— U.N. officials began issuing war warnings about how dire the situation was becoming on the ground in Gaza. And in the middle of all this,

— U.N. officials began issuing war warnings about how dire the situation was becoming on the ground in Gaza. And in the middle of all this,

Israeli leaders begin starting a drumbeat of threats and warnings.