ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORY
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SHINE A LIGHT ON HUMAN RIGHTS
and for the rights of all victims to truth, justice and reparation, is more pressing than ever. It is shameful and a collective failure of humanity that one year on still there is no ceasefire, still no release of hostages. Such atrocities should never have been committed let alone be allowed to continue.
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Imed plays the ney – a traditional flute – amid the ruins of his family’s home in Gaza. Their apartment block was struck by an Israeli missile on the first day of the war
© SAID KHATIB/AFP via Getty Images
This anniversary is a sobering reminder of the urgent need to address the root causes, cut the supply of arms to all parties and end longstanding impunity that have seen Israeli forces, Hamas and other armed groups, flout international law for decades without fearing any consequences. The world must never forget the victims and the anguish of the affected families. Humanity must prevail. Amnesty International calls for an immediate ceasefire and the unconditional immediate
release of civilian hostages held
by Hamas and other armed groups and all Palestinians unlawfully detained by Israel.
Amnesty International has conducted in-depth investigations into the crimes committed on 7 October and thereafter. Amnesty International has called for Hamas and other armed groups to be held accountable for the deliberate killings, abductions and indiscriminate attacks, including rocket attacks on Israel. Amnesty International has repeatedly called for the immediate release of all civilian hostages held in Gaza. Amnesty International has also investigated Israel’s multiple war crimes, including direct attacks on civilians and civilian objects or indiscriminate and disproportionate attacks, as well as other unlawful attacks and collective punishment of the civilian population. Amnesty International has called for a ceasefire and urged the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court to expedite its investigation into the situation in the State of Palestine. The violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territory and Israel began long before the 7 October attacks. Amnesty has investigated and denounced Israel’s cruel system of apartheid and an unlawful occupation, which was also the object of UN Security Council Resolutions.
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As this brutal year draws to a close, violent conflicts dominate the news. Innocent people are suffering as Ukraine stands up to invasion. Fighting continues between Israel and Palestinian armed groups, as war crimes point to genocide and famine looms. In the face of such brutality, it’s easy to feel powerless.
But we cannot look away.
Amnesty International has a track record of exposing abuses and fighting for justice in some of the most dangerous places in the world. But we cannot do it without you.
So this Christmas can you help? A gift today of £25, or whatever you can afford, could help us get first-hand accounts of attacks on innocent people. With your support we can expose human rights abuses so the aggressors are pressured to stop, and families can be reunited and feel safe.
Let’s end 2024 knowing we have done all we can to defend our shared humanity.
WHAT YOU CAN DO Give a donation today and help us
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