November 7, 2025
Ceasefire means that the firing ceases. By October 29th, at least 211 Palestinians had been killed and nearly 600 injured in 125 ceasefire violations by Israel since a ceasefire was declared, as outlined here by Al Jazeera. No Israelis had been killed.
In the deadliest 24 hours since the “ceasefire” began, Israel claimed it hit more than 30 targets. Israel claimed that the targets were “terrorists in command positions within terror organisations”. However, the world (again) saw babies, children and other civilians being pulled from the rubble, dead or destined for hospitals which lack the capacity to assist them.
Mainstream Western media continue to highlight Israel’s allegations, giving far less time to its many violations of the agreement. There have been no repercussions against Israel for its violations, as it continues to occupy 58% of the Gaza Strip, moving the gangs it has supported behind the “line” and shooting Palestinians who cross that ill-defined invisible line.
While Hamas is blamed for the slow return of the bodies of Israeli hostages, Gaza does not have the forensic equipment needed for examining human remains extracted from rubble.Israel is denying access for the machinery that is needed to lift the rubble and recover the many bodies that lie buried. The great majority of the people whose bodies await recovery beneath that rubble are Palestinian.
Not only does the “peace” promised by Donald Trump feel a long way off, but even the desperately needed respite is proving elusive for Palestinians. As is food: Israel continues to violate the ceasefire agreement which promised a minimum of 600 trucks filled with aid each day. Palestinians continue to go hungry. They await medical treatment. They live in dire conditions, many still in need of shelter, as winter arrives.
Our governments have immediate obligations. We must not normalise or support this illegal regime, and we must act to protect and save lives. We call on all our governments to expel the local Israeli ambassador; recall their own ambassador from Israel; end all arms sales; and impose sanctions on Israel until it ends the genocidal war on the people of Gaza, stops ethnic cleansing and settler violence in the West Bank, and commits to full equality and justice for Palestinians in accordance with all Palestinian rights under international law.
We also call on our governments and legacy media to stop conflating Israel with Jews or Zionism with Judaism. Israel’s claim to act in the name of the Jews of the world, to weaponise antisemitism and exploit the Holocaust of our people for genocidal ends must be rejected!
