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An open letter calling for a Gaza ceasefire amid the Israel-Hamas conflict has received more than 2,000 signatures from famous faces in Britain.
Game of Thrones star Charles Dance, The Reckoning’s Steve Coogan and Call the Midwife’s Miriam Margolis are among those who have opened up, accusing the UK government of “not only tolerating war crimes but aiding and abetting them”. The letter has been signed.
Other notable names include Frankie Boyle, Josie Long, Maxine Peake, Peter Mullan, Tilda Swinton and hundreds of others.
Those who signed demanded that “our governments end their military and political support for Israel’s actions” and called for “an end to the unprecedented brutality being inflicted on Gaza.”
The full open letter reads: “We are witnessing a crime and a catastrophe. Israel has reduced much of Gaza to rubble, and has cut off supplies of water, electricity, food and medicine to 2.3 million Palestinians. ”
“In the words of the United Nations Under-Secretary of State for Humanitarian Affairs, ‘the specter of death’ hangs over the region.
Miriam Margolis has also signed the open letter
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“Gaza is already a society of refugees and children of refugees. Now, by the thousands, bombarded from the air, sea and land, Palestinians whose grandparents were forced out of their homes at gunpoint Was told again to flee – or face collective punishment on an unimaginable scale.
“Deprived of rights, whom Israel’s defense minister has described as ‘human animals,’ they have become people to whom almost anything can be done.
“Our governments are not only tolerating war crimes but aiding and abetting them.
“There will come a time when they will be held accountable for their complicity. But right now, by condemning every act of violence against civilians and every violation of international law, whoever commits them, we have an obligation to end it.” Make every effort to do so.” For the unprecedented cruelty taking place in Gaza.
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Game of Thrones star Charles Dance was also one of the signatories
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“We support the global movement against the destruction of Gaza and the mass displacement of the Palestinian people.
“We demand that our governments end their military and political support for Israel’s actions. We demand an immediate ceasefire and the opening of Gaza crossings to allow humanitarian aid to enter unhindered.”
The letter comes after terrorist group Hamas launched its largest-ever attack on Israel on October 7, killing thousands.
In response, Israel has launched a “total siege” on Gaza as officials warned that a ground invasion was likely.
Iran warns it could launch ‘preemptive action’ against Israel in the coming hoursSNNTVCritics have claimed that if a ground invasion is given the green light, it could be classified as a war crime, leading to thousands of people fleeing their homes, reducing water and food supplies and causing violence on both sides. Injuries will occur.
Others have warned that the current crisis could threaten to drag the entire Middle East into conflict.
Iran issued a warning last night as their foreign minister claimed “preemptive action” against Israel could be possible in the coming hours.
Hossein Amir-Abdullahian warned that Iran-backed groups “will not allow Zionist rule” in the region. [Israel] “Do whatever you want in Gaza.”
“The resistance front is capable of waging a long-term war with the enemy [Israel]…In the coming hours, we can expect a preemptive action by the resistance front,” he said.
