Leaders of more than 20 major aid agencies operating in the Gaza Strip have called on world leaders to urgently intervene after a UN commission concluded, for the first time, that genocide had been committed.
In a letter, the leaders called on all UN member states to act in accordance with the mandate the international agency was given 80 years ago.
The leaders said that what they are witnessing in Gaza is not only an unprecedented humanitarian catastrophe, but what the UN Commission of Inquiry has now concluded is genocide. They added that the inhumane situation in Gaza is unbearable, and that they have witnessed firsthand the horrific deaths and suffering of the people of Gaza.
The aid agency leaders emphasized that the Palestinian enclave is on the brink of the most deadly phase in Gaza’s history if action is not taken.
They noted that the militarization of the aid system has proven deadly, with thousands shot while trying to access aid. They stressed that governments must act to prevent the draining of life in Gaza and to end the violence and occupation. This comes as condemnations poured in from Western governments, officials, and politicians after Israel announced the expansion of its ground offensive on Gaza City, which it seeks to displace and occupy as part of Operation Gideon 2.
