The Arabic-language spokesperson of the US State Department has resigned, citing her opposition to Washington’s policy related to the Gaza war, in at least the third resignation from the department over the issue. Hala Rharrit was also the Dubai Regional Media Hub’s deputy director and joined the State Department almost two decades ago as a political and human rights officer, the department’s website showed. “I resigned April 2024 after 18 years of distinguished service in opposition to the United States’ Gaza policy,” she wrote on social media platform LinkedIn. A State Department spokesperso…