The Israel-Hamas fight has cast a shadow over the UN climate talks in Dubai with activists planning actions to express solidarity with Gaza, AFP reports.

Today, climate activists will hold a press conference to demand a permanent ceasefire in Gaza and an end to Israel’s 17-year blockade of the enclave.

“The climate movement sees the struggle of the Palestinian people against occupation and apartheid as part and parcel of our collective struggle for climate” justice, said a statement by the COP28 Coalition, a global network of climate justice and human rights organisations.

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