Israel’s war with Hamas pushed its way to centre-stage at UN climate talks in Dubai on Thursday, with campaigners calling for a ceasefire and Israel taking the opportunity to discuss hostage releases.
More than seven weeks into the deadly war, the COP28 talks opened with a moment’s silence announced by Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry, the COP27 president, for “all civilians who have perished during the current conflict in Gaza”.
