From Aid to Arms: Gaza's Ceasefire Marks Turning Point in Wider Middle East War
From Aid to Arms: Gaza's Ceasefire Marks Turning Point in Wider Middle East War By Tim Garbutt As food airdrops streak across Gaza’s skies and an Israeli truce holds from 10am to 8pm, the humanitarian lens reveals deeper geopolitical fractures. France’s bold recognition of a Palestinian state signals not just symbolic solidarity, but strategic recalibration — a marker of shifting fault lines from Washington consensus to continental autonomy. Ceasefire or Capitulation? The narrow truce windows signal exhaustion — not peace. With Gaza's infrastructure pulverised and its population reduced to dependency on drone-dropped rations, the endgame feels less like diplomacy and more like surrender under siege. The absence of broader Arab or Global South alignment leaves Palestinians stranded in a narrative largely controlled by Western broadcasters and donors. Recognition Amid Ruin France’s diplomatic recognition — potentially followed by other Western EU states — separates continental Eu...