While the world focuses on missiles, drones, ceasefires and headlines, a much larger picture is emerging in the background.

China wages war not with missiles, but with words. In Western societies, the ideological explosives of a sophisticated influence campaign are detonating.

Rivalry with the US sees Beijing seizing the Hamas war as an opportunity to expand its diplomatic influence and reshape global opinion in its favor.

If Qatar supplies the messaging, China provides the machinery in what is now called “cognitive warfare.”

While Israel is fixated on Gaza and believes it only needs to focus on the war against Hamas, the geopolitical power balance is shifting in the Far East, and we’re overlooking it.

The move follows a deterioration in Israel-China ties amid the war in Gaza and Western fears over espionage.

Though Beijing has “consistently” sided with anti-Israel actors, it will probably keep working with the Jewish state on advanced technology.

Taiwan in the shadow of the Chinese threat and in solidarity with Israel – an exclusive Israel Today report.

“What the hell is the point of the UN or the UN Security Council?” an Associated Press reporter asked at a US State Department briefing.