Amid heatwaves and other severe weather across the US this weekend, tens of thousands of demonstrators in various cities gathered to mark one year of Israel’s war on Gaza. From New York to California on Saturday and Sunday, protesters waved Palestinian and Lebanese flags, flew kites in the colours of both flags, and gave speeches and marched to government buildings, with one year of Israel’s war in Gaza also marking a widening of Israeli airstrikes on Lebanon and other neighbouring countries. As of one year, Israeli airstrikes have killed more than 42,000 Palestinians in Gaza and the occupied …