The unparalleled escalation of hostilities between Israel, Hamas and other armed groups since 7 October 2023 has taken a devastating toll on civilians. The level of casualties and scale of destruction in the occupied Gaza Strip is unprecedented. Countless lives have been shattered, ripped apart, and upended. In January 2024 the International Court of Justice ordered Israel to implement six provisional measures to protect Palestinians in Gaza against a real risk of genocide.
With each day that passes more lives are lost and the humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza is getting worse. Sign our petition to call for an immediate ceasefire by all parties to end civilian bloodshed and ensure humanitarian aid access to Gaza.
What is the problem?
Israel’s ruthless bombardment has killed Palestinians in Gaza at a staggering rate. Over 50,000 Palestinians in Gaza have been confirmed killed in 18 months including at least 15,600 children and over 110,000 people have been wounded, including thousands left with life changing injuries. After a short-lived ceasefire, Israel brazenly resumed its devastating bombing campaign in Gaza in March 2025 killing 730 Palestinians in just one week and injuring over 1300 others.
Even before the truce ended, Israel had re-imposed a total siege on the Gaza strip blocking all entry of humanitarian and commercial supplies including food, fuel and medicine. Much of northern Gaza and Rafah has been destroyed and at least 90% of Gaza’s entire population is now internally displaced. Gaza’s healthcare system has been largely destroyed. Around 60 hostages from Israel taken by Hamas and other armed groups, are still being held in Gaza, including 24 believed to be alive who remain in danger.
The shockingly high death toll, widespread destruction, engineered hunger and malnutrition, deliberate denial of humanitarian aid as part of an illegal siege, racist and dehumanizing rhetoric by Israeli officials, and the wider context of Israel’s apartheid system were all warning signs of genocide against Palestinians in Gaza. In December 2024, Amnesty launched a report documenting Israel’s actions and concluding that Israel has committed genocide against Palestinians in Gaza.
With no end in sight to the death and destruction we are witnessing, now, more than ever humanity must prevail!
What can you do to help?
Sign our petition and urge world leaders to call for an immediate ceasefire by all parties and put an end to the ongoing humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza.
*Petition content was updated on 15 April 2025 to reflect the latest contextual developments