Resignation at State Department highlights concerns over Biden's support for Israel

A US State Department official, Josh Paul, has resigned over President Joe Biden's "blind" support for Israel amid the ongoing conflict with Hamas in Gaza. Paul, who served as the director of congressional and public affairs for the Bureau of Political-Military Affairs, criticized the administration's policy decisions as "shortsighted, destructive, unjust, and contradictory to the very values we publicly espouse." He argued that the US should not side with the "combatants" but rather the people "caught in the middle." Paul's resignation comes as the Biden administration continues to provide military aid to Israel, which has faced criticism for its actions in the conflict.