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US state legislatures likely to vote on Israel, Hamas measures in 2024

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People take part in a protest in support of the Palestinian people in New York on Oct. 28, 2023. [AFP]

Most U.S. state legislatures will reconvene in January for the first time since Hamas' October 7 attack on Israel sparked a war in Gaza and protests worldwide - and they're preparing to act in response, both symbolically and practically.

Legislatures in at least eight states that were in session late in 2023 have already condemned the attacks.

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