- Christian Aid calls on politicians to “end the UK’s silence and complicity” and “imagine it were their loved ones being injured and killed” in Gaza.
- The charity, along with 61 other NGOs, has written an open letter to MPs and Ministers urging them to vote for an immediate and permanent ceasefire.
MPs and Ministers are being urged to “vote to stop the slaughter in Gaza” and vote for an immediate and permanent ceasefire in Gaza, ahead of an SNP motion tomorrow [21 Feb 2024].
The call from charity Christian Aid, which has been delivering humanitarian assistance in Gaza through local partners, comes as more than 60 NGOs issue an open letter urging politicians to back an immediate and permanent ceasefire.
Christian Aid’s Head of UK Advocacy and Campaigns, Jennifer Larbie, said: “When they step into the chamber to vote, MPs and Ministers must put aside politics and imagine it were their own mother or father, son or daughter trapped in Gaza facing injury or death.
“UK politicians must vote to stop the slaughter and vote for an immediate and permanent ceasefire. In doing so they will undoubtedly save lives. By failing to do so they will continue to ensure the UK is complicit in the suffering of the Palestinian people.”
More than 29,000 Palestinians have died in Gaza since October 7, the territory’s Health Ministry has said. Meanwhile, the UK abstained from voting on a draft UN Security Council resolution demanding an immediate ceasefire.
“How many killed is too many?” Larbie added. “The UK Government must do all it can to ensure all parties abide by international humanitarian law and that more aid, water, food and fuel gets to families who so desperately need it in Gaza.”
A total of 62 charities, under the umbrella group Bond, issued today’s letter which states that a ceasefire would “benefit everyone in Israel and Palestine, facilitate the provision of adequate humanitarian assistance, and the release of hostages, and curtail the risk of regional conflict amid multiple strikes in several countries”.
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Please find images and video content of “How many killed is too many?” projecting onto Parliament in November. Credit: Christian Aid.
