Dorcha Lee: US still the key influencer in achieving peace in Gaza

With the war in Gaza showing no signs of an end, the US has struggled to use their considerable global influence to positively affect the conflict

Palestinians inspect the damage of an Israeli bombardment on Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, on Saturday. The size and blast yield of these bombs were not revealed. Photo: AP/Jehad Alshrafi

The war in Gaza continues and the death toll among the civilian population is rising steadily towards 40,000. 

Last Saturday, 91 people were reported killed and around 300 injured, in an airstrike which destroyed a villa in the Khan Yunis area. The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) hit the villa, claimed to have been occupied by Hamas military leaders, with five precision bombs.