ActionAid expresses deep alarm at the Israeli plan to take control of Gaza City.
Hannah Bond, co-CEO of ActionAid UK, said:
“We are deeply alarmed that the Israeli government has decided to push ahead with its plan to take control of Gaza City, which clearly violates international humanitarian law. This horrifying escalation will forcibly displace hundreds of thousands of Palestinians who are already experiencing starvation and have nowhere else to flee, and will inevitably result in even more bloodshed. The UK government has condemned this decision but it should know by now that words are not enough to stop the Israeli authorities from pursuing a course of destruction. It needs to take real tangible action immediately: that includes halting all arms exports to the Israeli government and imposing further sanctions. If third states delay any longer, there will be nothing of Gaza left.”
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