The Bay area city of Richmond, California, passed a resolution in a 5-1 vote that claims the "state of Israel is engaging in collective punishment against the Palestinian people in Gaza in response to Hamas attacks on Israel."
On October 7, 2023, the fundamentalist Islamist organization Hamas committed an unprecedented terrorist attack against Israel on Yom Kippur, October 7, 2023, killing over 1,400 Israelis.
French President Emmanuel Macron said in a speech alongside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that Israel has a “legitimate right to defend itself."
The state of Georgia will now start funding gender-affirming health care for state employees, public school teachers and former employees covered by a state health insurance plan.
