A series of rallies and vigils are being held around the country today in a 'national day of action' planned by Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa.
It comes in a week where Israel launched attacks on Gaza City and killed five Al-Jazeera journalists in a targeted strike.
Green co-leader Chloe Swarbrick was suspended from parliament after saying MPs could "grow a spine" and support her bill which would impose sanctions on Israel.
While Prime Minister Christopher Luxon said Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had 'lost the plot' after launching a take-over of Gaza City.
Otago University Professor of International Relations, Dr Robert Patman speaks to Mihingarangi Forbes.
Palestinians queue to fill up on drinking water in the sweltering heat in the Mawasi area of Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip on 12 August, 2025. Photo: AFP
