Following the Hamas attack on Israel on October 7 and Israel’s retaliatory bombing of Gaza to wipe out “Hamas terrorists”, nation-states and international unions have been divided in their response to the violence.

While some have rallied behind Israel, others have called out its war crimes, expressed sympathy and promised aid for the occupied territory of Gaza, and called for either a ceasefire or a humanitarian pause on the attacks.

As mass protests have erupted across the world against this ‘collective punishment’, many world leaders have refused to buckle under the pressure and continued to pledge support for Israel’s actions.

Others have expressed strong verbal condemnation of Israeli attacks but stopped well short of taking any action beyond words and scattered aid.

Take a look at some of the major statements and actions taken by parties in power here.