Krav om øyeblikkelig våpenhvile i Israel og Palestina

Under denne våpenhvilen oppfordrer vi alle parter til å gjøre følgende betingelsesløst:

1. Legge til rette for levering av livreddende nødhjelp, inkludert mat, medisinsk utstyr, drivstoff og gjenopptakelse av elektrisitet og internett til Gaza, i tillegg til trygg passasje for humanitært og medisinsk personell.
2. Frigjør alle sivile gisler, spesielt barn og eldre.
3. Tillate humanitære konvoier å nå frem til FN-anlegg, skoler, sykehus og helseinstitusjoner i det nordlige Gaza, og forplikte seg til å beskytte dem og de sivile og ansatte som befinner seg der til enhver tid.
4. Oppheve den israelske regjeringens ordre om at sivile skal forlate det nordlige Gaza.
5. Tillate medisinsk evakuering av pasienter i kritisk tilstand for akutt behandling.

FNs sikkerhetsråd, FNs generalsekretær og alle verdens ledere med innflytelse må umiddelbart iverksette tiltak for å sikre at en våpenhvile trer i kraft. Det er vår eneste mulighet til å avverge ytterligere tap av sivile liv og en humanitær katastrofe. Alt annet vil for alltid være en skamplett på vår kollektive samvittighet.

Sivile er ikke forhandlingsobjekter. Familiene må få en sjanse til å begrave og sørge over sine døde. Voldsspiralen mot uskyldige sivile må få en slutt.

Open Call for an Immediate Ceasefire in IOPT

#CeasefireNow: Open Call for an Immediate Ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and Israel to Prevent a Humanitarian Catastrophe and Further Loss of Innocent Lives

We have witnessed unfathomable death and destruction in the Gaza Strip and Israel. Thousands of people have been killed, injured, displaced, and nearly two hundred remain held hostage, including children and elderly.

In Gaza, the UN has said that water, food, fuel, medical supplies, and even body bags, are running out due to the siege. The UN warned that people – particularly young children – will soon start dying of severe dehydration. Neighbourhoods have been destroyed and turned into complete rubble. Palestinians in search of safety have nowhere to go. Many of those who relocated from northern Gaza to the south after the relocation order by the Israeli army were reportedly bombed as they attempted to flee or once they arrived in southern Gaza.

The events of the last week have led us to the precipice of a humanitarian catastrophe and the world can no longer wait to act. It is our collective responsibility.

On Sunday, October 15th, the United Nations Humanitarian Coordinator to the Occupied Palestinian Territory appealed to all parties to the conflict, and to Member States with influence, to urgently agree to a humanitarian ceasefire.

Today, we put our voices together and call on all Heads of State, the UN Security Council, and actors on the ground, to prioritize the preservation of human life above all else. During this ceasefire, we call on all parties to unconditionally:

1. Facilitate the delivery of lifesaving assistance, including food, medical supplies, fuel, and the resumption of electricity and internet to Gaza, in addition to safe passage of humanitarian and medical staff
2. Free all civilian hostages, especially children and elderly
3. Allow humanitarian convoys to reach UN facilities, schools, hospitals, and health facilities in northern Gaza and commit to protecting them along with the civilians and staff inside them at all times
4. Rescind orders by the Government of Israel for civilians to depart northern Gaza
5. Allow patients in critical condition to be medically evacuated for urgent care

The UN Security Council, the UN Secretary General and all world leaders with influence must take immediate action to ensure a ceasefire comes into effect. It remains our only option to avert further loss of civilian life and humanitarian catastrophe. Anything less will forever be a stain on our collective conscience.

Civilians are not bargaining chips. Families need a chance to bury and mourn their dead. The cycle of violence against innocent civilians needs to stop.