A group of MPs from the PS, PCP and BE called this Monday for an “immediate, lasting and sustainable ceasefire” to stop the escalation of violence in the Gaza Strip, the West Bank, East Jerusalem and Israel, joining the UN call.
This appeal was signed by 22 Portuguese MPs, 18 from the PS (Isabelle Moreira, Tiago Brandao Rodrigues, Jamila Madeira, Ivan Gonçalves, Miguel Costa Matos and others), three from the PCP (Paula Santos, Bruno Dias and Alma Rivera) and Joana Mortagua, do BE .
“For an immediate, lasting and sustainable ceasefire leading to an end to the current escalation of violence” is the title of the call, in which MPs say they join “the call of the UN and the demands of millions of people around the world.” world “.
“They call for an immediate, lasting and sustainable ceasefire that will bring an end to the current escalation of violence in the Gaza Strip, the West Bank, East Jerusalem and Israel,” the document, which Lusa had access to, can be read.
Deputies recall that the UN General Assembly adopted a resolution at the end of October on the protection of civilians and the implementation of legal and humanitarian obligations, taking into account “the deteriorating situation in the Gaza Strip and the rest of the occupied Palestinian territories, including East Jerusalem and Israel.”
Among other things, the United Nations called in the resolution for “an immediate, durable and sustainable humanitarian truce leading to a cessation of hostilities” and demanded “the immediate, continuous, sufficient and unimpeded supply of essential goods and services to the civilian population throughout Gaza.” Strip”.
“Calls to reverse the order for Israel, the occupying power, Palestinian civilians and UN personnel, as well as humanitarian and medical workers to evacuate all areas of the Gaza Strip north of Wadi Gaza and move to the southern Gaza Strip,” he added. UN text stating that “a just and lasting solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict can only be achieved through peaceful means” and in compliance with international law.
According to a report released this Monday by the Hamas-controlled Strip Health Ministry, the death toll in Gaza as a result of the Israeli offensive exceeds 18,000 and the number of wounded exceeds 49,200.
For its part, the Israeli army has increased its death toll to 430 since the Hamas attack on Israel on October 7, including 101 since the offensive began in the Gaza Strip on the 27th of that month.
Almost 1,200 people were killed in the attack by the Islamic group, and about 240 were kidnapped and taken to the Gaza Strip.
Gaza is home to nearly 1.9 million internally displaced people, about 80% of its population of about 2.3 million, and faces a severe humanitarian crisis.
Author: Lusa
Source: CM Jornal
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