Urgent actions to halt Israel’s genocide and aggression against Gaza before it is too late
Geneva, March 21, 2025
During the last 72 hours, the Israeli brutal attacks killed more than 600 people and wounded more than 1100 others, most of them in critical situations while hospitals are unable to provide medical care. As known, most of the victims are children and women recalling scenes from previous genocidal wars that have claimed the lives of approximately 65,000 killed and missing persons and injured more than 112,000 people.
All available evidence indicate that Israel has deliberately violated the ceasefire agreement, and that Israel has refused to honor its obligations under the agreement. It continues to ban humanitarian aid, medical supplies, and temporary shelters while completely closing Gaza’s border crossings.
The signed NGOs are seriously concerned about the escalation engaged by Israel’s genocidal war and aggression against the Gaza Strip, which is taking place with declared American support. Israel has launched a series of continuous and brutal airstrikes on various areas of the Strip. These attacks targeted tents, homes of civilians, and schools being used as shelters for forcibly displaced people who lost their homes. The bombardment was accompanied by artillery shelling along the border areas, resulting in horrific massacres against Palestinian families, seven of which were completely wiped off the civil registry.
The international community has a crucial role to play and must urgently implement immediate measures to:
- Activate all available international mechanisms to protect civilians from genocide.
- Ensure the opening of humanitarian corridors for the evacuation of the wounded and the urgent entry of medical supplies, humanitarian aid, and fuel to keep hospitals, ambulances, and civil defense operations running.
- Impose sanctions on Israel and support all measures including the ongoing cases with International Courts ICC and ICJ
- Halt military support to Israel and save Palestinian lives and mitigate their suffering under Israel’s starvation policy.
Signatures
Geneva Centre for Democracy & Human Rights – GCDHR
International Jurists Union /Geneva Office – IJU
International Justice Forum/ Istanbul – IJFAG
Geneva Council for International Affairs and Development – GCIAD
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