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SvennoJ on 24 June 2025
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Palestinians in Gaza call for their own ceasefire

With the war between Israel and Iran coming to a close, Palestinians in Gaza are calling on the international community to end the Israeli assault against them, which human rights groups have described as a genocide.


 

US Jewish group calls for ending Gaza war after Israel-Iran ceasefire

IfNotNow, a youth-led progressive Jewish group in the US, has welcomed the ceasefire between Israel and Iran and mourned Palestinians, Iranians and Israelis killed during the “reckless war”.

“Right now, the Israeli military continues to massacre and starve Palestinians in Gaza,” IfNotNow said in a statement. “We need a ceasefire there now to end Israel’s genocidal assault and return the remaining living hostages.”

Israel’s war on Gaza has killed more than 56,000 Palestinians, most of them women and children.


A boy wounded in Israel’s ongoing attacks on Gaza


‘Put a stop to this carnage’: UN denounces Israel’s war on Gaza

Israeli attacks throughout Gaza have killed at least 86 Palestinians since dawn, medical sources say, as the grim death toll continues to rise. 

“The tragic numbers that you referred to speak for themselves as to the horrors of what is going on in Gaza,” UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric told a media briefing.

“People are being killed just for trying to get food because of a militarised humanitarian distribution system that meets none of the prerequisites for a functioning, fair, independent and impartial humanitarian system.”

Dujarric added: “It is high time that leaders on both sides find the political courage to put a stop to this carnage.”