"During the ceasefire earlier this year, we reached over 2 million people with food assistance. Since 2 March, UNRWA has not been allowed to bring aid in. In August famine was confirmed in Gaza City. This starvation is man-made by the Government of Israel. It is the direct result of banning food and other basic supplies for almost 7 months, including from UNRWA. The siege must be lifted. Our teams are ready to distribute aid in a safe and dignified way to the people in need." #UNRWAworks

 UNRWA

@UNRWA

 

UNRWA teams are staying in #Gaza and continue to deliver essential services including primary health care, water, sanitation and shelter management. 

 

During the ceasefire earlier this year, we reached over 2 million people with food assistance. 

 

Since 2 March, UNRWA has not been allowed to bring aid in. 

 

In August famine was confirmed in Gaza City. 

 

This starvation is man-made by the Government of Israel. It is the direct result of banning food and other basic supplies for almost 7 months, including from UNRWA. 

 

The siege must be lifted. 

 

Our teams are ready to distribute aid in a safe and dignified way to the people in need. 

 

Let us do our work. 

 

#CeasefireNow

UNRWA

 

@UNRWA

 

“I hope that my son’s children can live in peace and safety,” says Jaziya. 

 

The over one hundred-year-old woman is forcibly displaced to the south of the #Gaza Strip. 

 

“I was sitting on a metal wheelchair along a destroyed road, and every metre I crossed left its mark on my frail body.” 

 

 #CeasefireNow

‪UNRWA‬ ‪@unrwa.org‬

People in Gaza City are facing daily bombardment, famine and compromised access to means of survival. Israeli Forces placed the entire city under a displacement order. But people have nowhere to go to. There is no safe place in #Gaza. #CeasefireNow 

 

https://bsky.app/profile/unrwa.org/post/3lzikphej532z 

 

UNRWA

@UNRWA

 

#Gaza: a Man-made #famine, fabricated and could have been prevented. 

 

At #UNGA80, @UNLazzrini discusses how an era of indifference has led to no meaningful action taken to stop the atrocities in Gaza.

 

 #SDGLive w/ @CarlSkau & @EdemWosornu Watch here from @UNWebTV    https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1r/k

 

https://x.com/UNRWA/status/1970607415256093144 

 

 UNRWA‬ ‪@unrwa.org‬

"#Gaza has been the battleground of a fierce and rampant information war. 

 

Disinformation continues to be used as a tool to distract from the atrocities in the war-torn enclave." — UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini

https://bsky.app/profile/unrwa.org 

UK preparing to recognise Palestinian state as early as Friday- Move comes after Israel fails to meet UK conditions that would have postponed step

Pro-Palestinian demonstrators marching in London in May amid increasing calls for the UK to act. Photograph: David Cliff/EPA

The UK is preparing to recognise the state of Palestine as early as Friday, after Israel failed* to meet conditions that would have postponed the historic step, including a ceasefire in Gaza.

Keir Starmer insisted the timing of the UK announcement had nothing to do with Donald Trump’s visit, even though the US president said at a press conference that he disagreed with Britain’s decision, without elaborating.

Recognition will bring a wave of criticism from Israel, including claims that it is a reward for Hamas and terrorism, a charge the UK rejects by saying it envisages only a Palestinian state in which Hamas is disarmed, plays no part in the future government, and the leadership of the Palestinian Authority is subject to elections within a year.

Starmer emphasised there would be no place for Hamas, insisting the group were terrorists, and adding he agreed with Trump on the need for a roadmap.

The UK prime minister said recognition was “part of that overall package which hopefully takes us from the appalling situation we’re in now to the outcome of a safe and secure Israel, which we do not have, and a viable Palestinian state”... READ MORE   https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/sep/18/uk-preparing-to-recognise-palestinian-state-as-early-as-friday

* "conditions that if fulfilled would delay UK recognition of Palestine. These included a resumption of humanitarian aid, a ceasefire, Israeli engagement in a sustained peace process, and no further Israeli land annexations in the West Bank. Israel was never likely to meet these preconditions, making UK recognition largely an issue of timing rather than content.

Britain’s choice has been whether to wait for a UN conference on Monday on a two-state solution or go earlier. Prompting the decision is anger at Israel’s treatment of Palestinians and a sense that if Britain does not act now Israel will, through annexation, have destroyed the last hope of Palestinian self-determination."

International recognition of the Palestinian state

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Pope Leo XIV "I express my profound closeness to the Palestinian people in Gaza, who continue to live in fear and to survive in unacceptable conditions, forced once again from their own lands..."

 Pope Leo XIV

@Pontifex

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Sep 17  [2025]

I express my profound closeness to the Palestinian people in Gaza, who continue to live in fear and to survive in unacceptable conditions, forced once again from their own lands. 

 

Before Almighty God, who commanded “Thou shalt not kill,” and throughout human history, every person always has an inviolable dignity, to be respected and upheld. 

 

I renew my appeal for a ceasefire, the release of hostages, and a negotiated diplomatic solution, in full respect of international humanitarian law.  I invite everyone to join my heartfelt prayer that a dawn of peace and justice may soon arise.

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Displaced Palestinians, fleeing northern Gaza move southward, in the central Gaza Strip  (MAHMOUD ISSA)

Pope renews appeal for Gaza ceasefire: Inviolable human dignity of all must be respected

At the conclusion of his weekly General Audience, Pope Leo XIV expresses his “deepest” sympathy for the people of Gaza. He renews his appeal for a ceasefire, the release of hostages, a diplomatic solution to the crisis, and full respect for international humanitarian law.

By Christopher Wells

“I express my deepest sympathy to the Palestinian people in Gaza, who continue to live in fear and survive in unacceptable conditions, forced—once again—from their lands,” Pope Leo XIV said at his General Audience on Wednesday morning.

Israeli forces launched a massive new military offensive against Gaza’s largest population centre, Gaza City, on Tuesday, ordering civilians to flee the city amid the most intense bombardment they have faced in almost two years of war. Hamas has said 350,000 people have fled the eastern part of the city for displacement centres in other parts of Gaza City, while another 175,000 have fled the city altogether.

Inviolable human dignity of every person must be respected

Invoking “the Almighty Lord, who commanded ‘Thou shalt not kill,’” and “in the presence of all humanity,” Pope Leo on Wednesday declared, “Every person always has an inviolable dignity, to be respected and protected.”

The Holy Father went on to renew his appeal for “a ceasefire, for the release of the hostages, for a negotiated diplomatic solution, and for full respect for international humanitarian law.”

Finally, Pope Leo invited “everyone” to join in his “heartfelt prayer that a dawn of peace and justice may soon rise.”

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Artists4Ceasefire: WE BELEIVE all life is sacred, NO MATTER FAITH OR ETHNICITY... CEASEFIRE NOW... STOP WEAPONS... SAVE LIVES

 

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UPDATE: Since October 2023, Artists4Ceasefire has echoed the call of millions of people around the world, demanding that our leaders take action to achieve a permanent ceasefire, the release of all hostages, and the delivery of lifesaving aid to civilians in Gaza. The reality is that this is now the bare minimum of what is required in the face of 22 months of catastrophic destruction of life. 

While our letter was originally addressed to President Biden, our call remains loud and clear.

For the sake of our shared humanity, we are dedicated to ensuring a permanent and lasting ceasefire takes hold, as this is the first step toward survival, healing and rebuilding. The administration has changed, but our demand to center humanity remains.

Human rights are for all of us, and a lasting peace can only be achieved when all people in Palestine and Israel live in freedom, safety, and equity. Together, Artists4Ceasefire will continue to raise our voices for the equal protection of precious lives, and for a just and lasting peace.  

We come together as artists and advocates, but most importantly as human beings witnessing the devastating loss of lives and unfolding horrors in Israel and Palestine.

We ask that, as President of the United States, you and the US Congress call for an immediate de-escalation and ceasefire in Gaza and Israel before another life is lost. More than 63,000 people have been killed over the last 22 months, and over 159,000 injured* – numbers that any person of conscience knows are catastrophic. We believe all life is sacred, no matter faith or ethnicity and we condemn the killing of Palestinian and Israeli civilians.

We urge your administration, Congress, and all world leaders, to honor all of the lives in the Holy Land and call for and facilitate a ceasefire without delay – an end to the bombing of Gaza, and the safe release of hostages. Half of Gaza’s two million residents are children, and more than two thirds are refugees and their descendants being forced to flee their homes. Humanitarian aid must be allowed to reach them.

We believe that the United States can play a vital diplomatic role in ending the suffering and we are adding our voices to those from the US Congress, UNICEF, Doctors Without Borders, The International Committee of The Red Cross, and so many others. Saving lives is a moral imperative. To echo UNICEF, “Compassion — and international law — must prevail.”

Since Oct 7th, more than 86,000* tons of bombs and missiles have been dropped on Gaza - resulting in one child being killed or injured* every 30 minutes*.

"Children and families in Gaza have practically run out of food, water, electricity, medicine and safe access to hospitals, following days of air strikes and cuts to all supply routes. Gaza’s sole power plant ran out of fuel Wednesday afternoon, shutting down electricity, water and wastewater treatment. Most residents can no longer get drinking water from service providers or household water through pipelines.... The humanitarian situation has reached lethal lows, and yet all reports point to further attacks. Compassion — and international law — must prevail.” – UNICEF spokesperson James Elder

Beyond our pain and mourning for all of the people there and their loved ones around the world we are motivated by an unbending will to stand for our common humanity. We stand for freedom, justice, dignity and peace for all people – and a deep desire to stop more bloodshed.

We refuse to tell future generations the story of our silence, that we stood by and did nothing. As Emergency Relief Chief Martin Griffiths told UN News, “History is watching.”

*Updated as of 8/29/25

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Artists4Ceasefire Pin: Artists4Ceasefire is a collective of actors, filmmakers, and other artists calling for an immediate and permanent ceasefire in the Gaza war, the delivery of humanitarian aid to civilians, and the release of all hostages.

After calling for a free Palestine in her Emmys acceptance speech, the Hacks star said ‘I feel like it is my obligation as a Jewish person to distinguish Jews from the state of Israel’- Hannah Einbinder and Javier Bardem among Emmy stars to call for Gaza ceasefire

Alyx Gorman and Sian Cain

Mon 15 Sep 2025 00.04 EDT 

The Guardian

Television’s biggest stars have used this year’s Emmy awards to speak out against Israel’s war in Gaza, either through fashion on the red carpet or fiery acceptance speeches.

Hacks actor Hannah Einbinder, who won best supporting actress in a comedy, wore a red Artists4Ceasefire pin, as did White Lotus stars Aimee Lou Wall and Natasha Rothwell, Ruth Negga of Presumed Innocent and Chris Perfetti from Abbott Elementary.

The pin asks that the US government call for an “an immediate de-escalation and ceasefire in Gaza and Israel before another life is lost”.

Spanish actor Javier Bardem, nominated this year for his performance in Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story, wore a keffiyeh to the Emmys, and said on the red carpet that he “cannot work with someone who justifies or supports the genocide”, while Hacks actor Megan Stalter wore a purse with “Ceasefire!” written on it in marker.

Ending her acceptance speech, Einbinder said: “Go birds, fuck Ice and free Palestine,” just before the music played her out.

Backstage, Einbinder told media: “I have friends in Gaza who are working as frontline workers, as doctors, right now in the north of Gaza, to provide care for pregnant women, and [working] for schoolchildren to create schools in the refugee camps.

“It’s an issue that’s really close to my heart for many reasons. I feel like it is my obligation as a Jewish person to distinguish Jews from the state of Israel because our religion and our culture is such an important and longstanding … institution that is really separate to the ethno-nationalist state.”

Last week, Einbinder was one of... READ MORE  https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2025/sep/15/emmys-2025-israel-gaza-speeches-hannah-einbinder-javier-bardem

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Hannah Einbinder, who won the Emmy for outstanding supporting actress in a comedy series for her role in Hacks. She called for a free Palestine on stage and wore a Artists4Ceasefire pin. Photograph: David Fisher/Shutterstock

Javier Bardem wore a Palestinian keffiyeh, a scarf worn as a headdress or neckerchief, on the red carpet at the Emmy awards. Photograph: Caroline Brehman/EPA

Megan Stalter’s handbag with “Ceasefire!” written on it. Photograph: Kevin Mazur/Getty Images

“It is catastrophic throughout the city. Nonstop airstrikes everywhere, including without prior warning. Almost every moment a house gets bombed. It’s terrifying,” an UNRWA doctor in Gaza City told us. Intensified Israeli attacks on Gaza City continue. People have nowhere to go. No place is safe. This war must stop. CeasefireNow

 UNRWA

@UNRWA

“It is catastrophic throughout the city. 

 

Nonstop airstrikes everywhere, including without prior warning. 

 

Almost every moment a house gets bombed. It’s terrifying,” an UNRWA doctor in #Gaza City told us. 

 

Intensified Israeli attacks on Gaza City continue. 

 

People have nowhere to go. No place is safe. 

 

This war must stop.  

 

CeasefireNow