Sex and the City star Cynthia Nixon is facing backlash on social media, following her announcement on Monday that she will be launching a hunger strike as part of a call for a permanent ceasefire in Gaza. The Gaza territory is currently embroiled in an intense conflict between the Israeli military and the Palestinian militant group Hamas, which carried out a historically bloody surprise attack on southern Israel on October 7, killing over 1,200 people, according to the Associated Press. In addition to the lives taken in the initial attack, Hamas took over 200 hostages, including a number of children,...