It all started with the war in Gaza. We, the West collectively, with the exception of only a few European states like Spain and Ireland, allowed them to perpetrate war crimes, which were rarely met with criticism, let alone consequences.

To me it started with the war in Iraq. Made up story as excuse, expensive disaster as a result.

(Afghanistan was already not great, the Taliban were open to extradict Bin Laden, they just demanded proof first, but it was still sort of a international coordinated action.)

That broke the dam. Why should russia care about international law, if the US does not? When you are superpower number one, you lead by example. For better or worse.

The "war" in Gaza?

Seemed mostly like a nation state bombing refugees to me...

It's not even duplicitous because that implies some sort of benevolent facade. It's outright evil.

Israel does employ a facade of a liberal democracy that aligns itself to some extent with Western culture. Though this is very much in decline and I think, generally, sentiment on Israel has shifted quite dramatically in the West in recent years.

Israel perhaps used to project that sort of facade. With Bibi and the authoritarian ultranationalists in government, combined with the lack of a written constitution restraining power and protecting rights (for whatever that would be worth), I think that facade is forever gone. Israel is descending into an expansionist theocratic ethnostate and rapidly illiberalizing. Just look at the recent criminalization of women praying at a certain holy site.

It cares not that the world suffers for it's selfish aims.