Anxious families of hostages have called for a “nationwide day of stoppage” in Israel on Sunday to express growing frustration over 22 months of war.

In an escalating international dispute, Israel launched a series of diplomatic attacks against several of its Western allies as they prepare to recognize a Palestinian state next month.

Rep. Wesley Bell faced constant protests and accusations during a heated town hall, where demonstrators called him a war criminal over his Israel-Gaza position.

Israel is studying Hamas' response to a proposal for a 60-day ceasefire and release of half the hostages still held in Gaza, two Israeli officials said, although one source reiterated that all Israeli captives must be freed for the war to end.

Former Amazon Labor Union president Chris Smalls said Israel’s military forces assaulted him after intercepting an aid flotilla heading to Gaza.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel will “allow” Palestinians to leave during an upcoming military offensive in some of the territory’s most populated areas.

The protesters set up tents in a “liberated zone” on the Redmond campus and toted signs that urged co-workers to “Join the worker intifada: no labor for genocide.”

A Toronto immigration and refugee lawyer has filed a petition to the federal court to force the Canadian government to speed up the resettlement process. Two Palestinian-Canadian families worry their loved ones could die while waiting.

Funeral services were held Wednesday for a young Palestinian woman who died in Italy shortly after being evacuated from Gaza last week, exposing Italians to the desperate plight of Palestinians in the besieged territory.

The State Department said it was halting all visas for Palestinians from Gaza, including medical visas for children.