Live blog update| Israel's war on Gaza
This is an entry from: Gaza live: Dozens killed and wounded in Israeli strikes on Gaza and Yemen

US elections 2024: Democratic Party platform backs Biden's approach to Gaza, Middle East policy

18 July 2024 22:43 BST

There will be very little change to President Joe Biden's widely unpopular approach to Israel's war on Gaza if he is reelected, a leaked draft of the Democratic Party's platform for 2024 has revealed, indicating the party's refusal to envisage any new headway in ending a war that has killed close to 40,000 Palestinians in 10 months.

The 80-page platform, released by Politico and which will be endorsed next month during the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, includes a two-page section on the Middle East, in which it categorically condemns the Hamas-led attacks on southern Israel that took place on 7 October and reiterates that "the United States wants to see Hamas defeated".

The platform lists examples of Biden's unwavering support for Israel's war on Gaza, including the sending of arms shipments and providing a diplomatic shield for Israel at the United Nations during votes for a ceasefire and regarding concerns about human rights violations.

It also mentions that Biden is working "at the highest levels" to secure a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas.

READ MORE: US elections 2024: Democratic Party platform backs Biden's approach to Gaza, Middle East policy

US President Joe Biden speaks on economics during Vote To Live Prosperity Summit at College of Southern Nevada in Las Vegas, Nevada, on 16 July 2024 (Kent Nishimura/AFP)
US President Joe Biden speaks on economics during Vote To Live Prosperity Summit at College of Southern Nevada in Las Vegas, Nevada, on 16 July 2024 (Kent Nishimura/AFP)