The undersigned human rights organizations, unions, institutions, and associations warn

about the humanitarian catastrophe in the Gaza Strip, where famine is annihilating the lives

of children, pregnant women, the elderly, and the sick. This crisis is the result of the ongoing

blockade imposed by Israeli occupation forces, which has prevented the entry of

humanitarian and relief aid since March 2, 2025. This siege is leading to an imminent mass

death in the Strip.

In a double crime, on Sunday, July 20, 2025, the Israeli occupation army committed a

massacre on starving civilians by opening fire on them as they approached the road used by

aid trucks north of Gaza City. This resulted in the killing of 105 civilians and the injury of

dozens more. Thousands of civilians had headed to the Waha area in northwest Gaza in

search of minimal food supplies for their families after flour and food ran out, based on

reports of available aid in the area.

It is worth noting that Israeli occupation forces have killed 1,015 civilians who were waiting

for aid in distribution areas such as the so-called “Gaza Humanitarian Foundation” and

locations where aid and flour trucks enter. In addition, 6,200 civilians, including women and

children, were injured, and 72 people have been reported missing or forcibly disappeared

since the opening of aid distribution centers on May 27, 2025.

This crime, alongside other acts of genocide, forcible displacement, and deliberate killings,

reveals the scale of famine in Gaza. According to data, the famine now affects the entire

population of the Gaza Strip. There are 50,000 infants whose mothers are unable to

breastfeed due to malnutrition. Over 70,000 children are suffering from severe malnutrition,

and around 60,000 pregnant women are experiencing hunger and dehydration, 11,000 of

whom are in critical condition and face direct threats to life.

The daily per capita water share has dropped by 100%, and 99% of the population is

experiencing severe food insecurity. About 100 Palestinians, including 42 children, have died

due to severe malnutrition.

Analysis by independent human rights organizations, which have documented 67,920 deaths

(including those presumed dead under rubble), shows that according to Ministry of Health

records:

-20,170 children

-14,355 women

This means 31% of the victims are children, and 20% are women.

There are also 42,620 orphans.

Analysis of deaths and injuries indicates that about 10% of the population has been either

killed, injured, disappeared, or detained. There are 4,700 detainees and victims of enforced

disappearance. Among those killed are:

-229 journalists

-115 civil defense workers

-157 doctors

-366 nurses

-2,140 injured medical personnel

Accordingly, the undersigned organizations demand the following:

Immediate action to stop the threat of mass famine in Gaza, as this is a legal and .1

humanitarian obligation that cannot be delayed.

2.Appeal to the international community, the United Nations, and all states party to the

Geneva Conventions to fulfill their legal and moral responsibilities and urgently:

-Stop acts of genocide and grave violations against civilians.

-Open all crossings permanently and unconditionally for humanitarian aid.

-Guarantee the safety and freedom of operation for UN agencies and

international and local humanitarian organizations, and ensure full protection

for humanitarian workers.

Cease all military and logistical support contributing to ongoing crimes, including

reviewing the joint aid transfer mechanism between the United States and Israel, which has been used for oppressive and eliminationism practices.

3. Refer the file of crimes committed in Gaza to the International Criminal Court

without delay, and activate the principle of universal jurisdiction to prosecute

those responsible.

4. Establish an independent, credible international fact-finding commission

under the mandate of the Human Rights Council to investigate crimes and

violations and ensure accountability and non-impunity.

5. Impose immediate and effective international sanctions on the Israeli

occupation government, including an arms embargo, suspension of cooperation

agreements, and holding accountable the states that provide material or

political support for these crimes.

6. Protect the civilian population in Gaza under Chapter VII of the UN Charter,

including taking deterrent measures to stop the aggression and ensure the safe

and dignified return of displaced persons.

We remind the international community that silence or inaction in the face of

these crimes is not only a moral failure but also an implicit complicity—especially

by states that use the veto to shield the occupying and apartheid state from

condemnation and punishment for its crimes.

Signatories:

1. International Movement for Human and Peoples' Rights (23 organizations from 17 countries)

2. Women’s Action Union – Morocco

3. Egyptian Union for Development Policies and Social Protection (48 CSOs)

4. National Union for Mental Disabilities – Lebanon

5. Geneva Academy of International Law and Diplomatic Relations – Switzerland

6. Syrian Institute for Studies and Public Opinion Research – Damascus

7. International Refugee Council – Switzerland

8. Civil Coalition for Human Rights in Jerusalem

9. Global Coalition for Solidarity and Defense of Palestinian Prisoners

10. Egyptian Coalition for Child Rights

11. Moroccan Coalition for Human Rights Bodies (20 organizations)

12. Coalition of Civil Society Forces in Syrian Kurdistan

13. Academic Assembly for the Support of Palestine – Lebanon

14. Cultural Rally for Democracy – Iraq

15. Mauritania Professors Alliance

16. Transparency Morocco

17. Coordination for Maghreb Human Rights Organizations (26 organizations from 5 countries)

18. Moroccan Front for Supporting Palestine and Against Normalization

19. Jordanian Women’s Union Association

20. Lebanese Association of Associations of Disabled Persons

21. Association of Friends of the Disabled – Lebanon

22. Jordan Society for Human Rights

23. Third Millennium Association – Morocco

24. Bahraini Transparency Society

25. Baraem Association for Social Work – Lebanon

26. Association Méditerranéenne de Solidarité Civile – Tunisia

27. Feminist Solidarity Association – Morocco

28. Tunisian Association for the Defense of Individual Liberties

29. Tunisian Association of Democratic Women

30. Tunisian Association for the Support of Minorities

31. Free Woman Association for Citizenship and Equal Opportunities – Morocco

32. Arab Association of Political Science

33. Lebanese Association of Democratic Jurists

34. Palestinian Working Women’s Society for Development

35. Moroccan Association for Human Rights

36. Moroccan Association for Progressive Women

37. Economic and Social Women’s Forum Association – Jordan

38. Mauritanian Association for Human Rights

39. Mains Libres Association – Morocco

40. Aspirations Feminines Association – Morocco

41. Ponts pour la Citoyenneté Association – Tunisia

42. Jose Marti Association for Arab-Latin American Solidarity

43. Rachel Corrie Association for Solidarity Among Peoples

44. Roaa Women Association – Jordan

45. Women’s Network Society for Women Support – Jordan

46. Shaml Association for Family and Women – Morocco

47. Chamoua Association for Equality – Morocco

48. Iraqi Human Rights Monitoring Society – Iraq

49. Applied Research Institute – Jerusalem (ARIJ)

50. Women’s Solidarity Institute Association – Jordan

51. Naama Association for Development – Morocco

52. Protecting Human Rights Defenders Around the Arab World – France

53. Tunisian League for the Defense of Human Rights

54. Algerian League for the Defense of Human Rights

55. International Association of Democratic Lawyers – USA

56. Association of Women Heads of Families – Mauritania

57. Iraqi Human Rights Trainers Association

58. Jordanian Network for Human Rights (11 organizations)

59. International Network for Human Rights and Development – France

60. Moroccan Democratic Network for Solidarity with Peoples

61. Global Network for the Defense of the Palestinian People

62. Women’s Peace and Security Network – Yemen

63. Network of Palestinian-American Organizations

64. Moroccan League for the Defense of Human Rights

65. Arab Commission for Human Rights

66. Syrian Medical Committee – Paris

67. Committees for the Defense of Human Rights and Democratic Freedoms in Syria

68. Vigilance Committee for Democracy in Tunisia – Belgium

69. Syrian Human Rights Committee (MAF)

70.International Council Supporting Fair Trials and Human Rights (ICSFT) .1

71. Yemeni Council for Rights and Freedoms

72. Arab World Observatory for Democracy and Elections

73. French Observatory for Human Rights – Paris

74. National Observatory for the Defense of the Civilian State – Tunisia

75. Hurriyat Observatory – Morocco

76. SHAMS Center – Palestine

77. Africa Center for Media Studies and Services

78. Khiam Center for Rehabilitation of Victims of Torture – Lebanon

79. Center for Women’s Studies – Palestine

80. Iraqi Center for Negotiation and Conflict Resolution Skills

81. Palestinian Center for the Independence of the Legal Profession and Judiciary

82. Moroccan Center for Parallel Diplomacy

83. Tunis Center for Freedom of the Press

84. Center for Defending Freedom of Journalists – Jordan

85. Damascus Center for Theoretical and Civil Studies

86. Subarto Center for Peace and Non-Violence – Iraq

87. Amman Center for Human Rights Studies (ACHRS) – Jordan

88. Scandinavian Institute of Human Rights – Geneva

89. Gulf Institute for Democracy and Human Rights

90. International Institute for Peace, Justice and Human Rights – Geneva

91. Houran Forum for Citizenship – Syria

92. Safi Forum for Development, Environment, and Society – Morocco

93. Bahrain Forum for Human Rights

94. Forum for Democratic Renewal – Tunisia

95. Renewal Forum – Tunisia

96. Sudanese National Civil Forum (54 organizations)

97. Libyan Academic Organization

98. Tunisian Organization against Torture

99. Organization for the Defense of Victims of Violence – Geneva

100. Arab Organization for Human Rights in Libya

101. Arab Organization for Human Rights in Syria

102. Insan Organization for Rights and Liberties – Yemen

103. Freedom House Organization for Human Rights and Anti-Slavery – Mauritania

104. OFME-HATIM: Organization for Freedom of Media and Expression – Morocco

105. Human Rights Organization in Syria – MAF

106. Sawa Organization for Human Rights – Iraq

107. Salam Organization for Democracy and Human Rights

108. Desert Youth Organization for Development and Human Rights – Libya

109. Mercy Corps International

110Yemeni Organization for Defense of Rights and Democratic Freedoms

111. Al-Damir Association for Human Rights – Gaza

112Egyptian Foundation for the Advancement of Childhood Conditions

113. Tamer Institute for Community Education – Palestine

114. Mada Foundation for Human Rights – Iraq

115. Nabd for Human Solutions – Geneva

116. National Union of Tunisian Journalists

117. National Commission for the Independence of the Judiciary – Palestine

118. International Commission for Supporting the Rights of the Palestinian People

119. Sahel Organization for Human Rights and Education – Mauritania

120Moroccan Human Rights Association