The UK must take decisive action now to bring about an immediate and permanent ceasefire in Gaza, says ActionAid UK co-CEO Hannah Bond
Hannah Bond, co-CEO of ActionAid UK, said: “Today’s damning verdict by the UN commission of inquiry is unequivocal: Israel is committing genocide in Gaza. Our message to the prime minister is just as clear: unless you halt all arms exports to the Israeli government immediately, the UK remains complicit. Our government has dithered for long enough. If this won’t spur it into action, what will?
"For the sake of Palestinians in Gaza and our collective humanity, we cannot let today’s finding fall on deaf ears, and as the Israeli army ramps up its operation to raze Gaza City to the ground, there is no more time to waste. The UK must take decisive action now to bring about an immediate and permanent ceasefire, and it must ensure that there is full accountability for all war crimes, crimes against humanity and atrocities that have taken place throughout this long and devastating war.”
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