US Muslim rights group says Trump must ‘stop this madness’
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), a US Muslim civil rights group, has called on Trump to pressure Netanyahu to end the war.
“President Trump must stop the madness after the government of indicted war criminal Benjamin Netanyahu renewed its genocide and slaughtered hundreds of Palestinians, including women and children, during the holy month of Ramadan,” Director Nihad Awad said in a statement.
“Without strong actions to push back against this renewed orgy of slaughter, mass destruction, forced starvation and ethnic cleansing, the Israeli government will continue to act with impunity and our government will remain as complicit with genocide as it was under the Biden administration.”
‘One of the largest one-day child death tolls in Gaza in history’
Israeli attacks on Tuesday killed at least 174 Palestinian children in Gaza, causing “one of the largest one-day child death tolls” in the territory’s history, the civil society group Defense for Children Palestine has said.
“Israeli forces have signed a death warrant for Palestinian children in Gaza as they carry out nonstop attacks, continue to destroy civilian infrastructure, and prevent any humanitarian aid from reaching Palestinians in need,” Ayed Abu Eqtaish, the group’s accountability programme director, said in a statement.
“This is nothing short of genocide.”
“Today marks one of the largest one-day child death tolls in Gaza in history,” said Ayed Abu Eqtaish at DCIP. “Israeli forces have signed a death warrant for Palestinian children in Gaza...this is nothing short of genocide.” https://t.co/n8XjGhSjQt
— Defense for Children (@DCIPalestine) March 18, 2025
British FM says civilian casualties from Israeli attacks on Gaza ‘appalling’
“The civilian casualties from Israeli strikes overnight are appalling,” UK Foreign Minister David Lammy posted on his X account.
He urged all parties to “re-engage with negotiations” to “surge aid and secure a permanent end to this conflict”.
“Diplomacy, not more bloodshed, is how we get security for Israelis and Palestinians,” he said.
Spanish PM responds to Israeli attacks on Gaza
In a post on X, Pedro Sanchez described the bombardment as “Atrocious. Sad. Unacceptable.”
The Spanish government has been a vocal supporter of Gaza, with Sanchez announcing last year that his country would formally recognise Palestinian statehood.
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