Josh Paul resigns from State Department over arms transfer policy

Josh Paul, a former diplomat with the State Department, recently resigned from his position to protest the US government's arms transfers during the conflict between Israel and Hamas. In a strongly-worded resignation letter, Paul expressed his concerns about the civilian harm caused by the US-provided arms and criticized the American response to the war. He had worked in the Bureau of Political Military Affairs, facilitating international weapons transfers. Israel, as a major recipient of American weapons, had requested additional arms after a recent attack by Hamas. Paul disagreed with his superiors' willingness to fulfill this request, leading to his resignation