Language has been a constant bone of contention between countries while talking about the current conflict.

Al Jazeera analysed speeches from world leaders at the UN and found that 55 per cent of countries called for a “ceasefire” in Gaza. Some of these include Argentina, Belgium, China, Guayana, Turkey and Venezuela, among others.

Another 23 per cent of countries called for a “humanitarian pause”. These include Australia, Canada, Japan, the United States and the United Kingdom. Other countries used terms alternative to pause such as “cessation”, “halt” or “respite”. The remaining 22 nations did not speak on this issue at the UN.

Countries have also been indecisive on whether or not to call Israel an occupier, and on whether to talk about Israel’s blockade of the Gaza Strip and settlements in the West Bank and East Jerusalem.

Of the countries analysed, 46 per cent used the term “occupier” in reference to Israel or called the Palestinian territory “occupied”, whereas 54 per cent did not.

Read the full analysis here.