Mourners attend the funeral of Palestinians from the al-Astal family, who were killed in Israeli strikes, in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip October 22, 2023.—Reuters
Mourners attend the funeral of Palestinians from the al-Astal family, who were killed in Israeli strikes, in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip October 22, 2023.—Reuters

Mourners carry the bodies of Palestinian children from the al-Astal family, who were killed along with other family members in Israeli strikes, in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip October 22, 2023.—Reuters
Mourners carry the bodies of Palestinian children from the al-Astal family, who were killed along with other family members in Israeli strikes, in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip October 22, 2023.—Reuters

Men surround a fellow Palestinian comforting a young boy from the Joudeh family after recognising the bodies of his father and younger sister, killed in an Israeli air strike on Deir al-Balah, outside the Al-Aqsa hospital in the central Gaza Strip town, on October 22, 2023, during ongoing battles between Israel and the Palestinian Hamas group.—AFP
Men surround a fellow Palestinian comforting a young boy from the Joudeh family after recognising the bodies of his father and younger sister, killed in an Israeli air strike on Deir al-Balah, outside the Al-Aqsa hospital in the central Gaza Strip town, on October 22, 2023, during ongoing battles between Israel and the Palestinian Hamas group.—AFP

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Shifting climate tone

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