Gaza's global challenge

India did well to reiterate its stand on Palestine

Now that it is clear that the visits of US President Joe Biden and British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to West Asia have yielded sub-optimal results, it is critical that the global diplomatic efforts focus on de-escalation to relieve the mounting humanitarian crisis in Gaza. Mr Biden’s visit to Tel Aviv — as, indeed, those of the German and French heads of government — has achieved little beyond persuading the Israelis to allow the opening of a narrow corridor from Rafah on the Egyptian border to enable the flow of humanitarian aid to non-combatants trapped in Gaza. But agencies insist