“Let’s stop the massacre in Gaza”: the letter of authors and nobel prizes to Italian establishments | EUROtoday

From 7 October 2023, the navy operations performed by the Israeli military within the Gaza Strip have triggered, in line with what reported by the World Health Organization, greater than 61,000 deaths, together with at the least 18,000 youngsters, and greater than 150,000 injured. According to the WHO, 94% of hospitals in Gaza have been broken or destroyed, in addition to many of the faculties and all universities. UNICEF warns that over half 1,000,000 individuals stay in excessive starvation situations: 39% of the inhabitants spend total days with out consuming, whereas acute malnutrition in youngsters underneath 5 years of age has quadrupled.

Even within the West Bank, violence is growing: From 7 October 2023, OCHA has recorded 984 Palestinians killed, together with 210 youngsters. Military raids, evictions and the development of latest unlawful oil outposts proceed, typically with the acquiescence, assist and participation of the Israeli armed forces. Thousands of Palestinians are additionally detained with out trial: Human Rights Watch reviews that, in June 2025, greater than 3,000 individuals have been in administrative detention. The group paperwork torture, sexual violence, meals deprivation and medical care in detention facilities.

As identified within the letter lately signed by 40 former Italian ambassadors, “for many months now there have been no more possible justifications or convincing arguments on the conduct of Israeli military operations in Gaza”.

We are conscious of the complexity of the battle and the ache that has affected each populations. We acknowledge the correct of each individuals to safety, freedom and life. But nothing can justify collective punishment, the destruction of total cities, the denial of human dignity that we see at this time in Gaza.

Faced with the dramatic escalation of violence, we flip to the Italian establishments in order that they use urgently for the safety of human rights and the safety of civilians, assuming a transparent and constant place with the worldwide obligations and values ​​of our Constitution.