Global Outcry Mounts: 25 Nations Demand Immediate Gaza Ceasefire Amid Humanitarian Crisis

Twenty-five countries have issued a forceful joint statement today, July 22, 2025, calling for an immediate end to the war in Gaza and accusing Israel of failing to allow sufficient humanitarian aid into the besieged territory. The signatories, including major European nations, Canada, Australia, and Japan, assert that the suffering of civilians in Gaza has reached ‘new depths’ and that Israel’s aid delivery model is ‘dangerous, fuels instability and deprives Gazans of human dignity.’

The urgent appeal follows a tragic incident on Sunday, July 21, where at least 81 Palestinians were killed and 150 injured while attempting to access food near the Zikim border. This event, coupled with ongoing reports of malnutrition and over 800 aid-seeking deaths in recent weeks, underscores the dire humanitarian situation. The United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres also voiced his alarm today, condemning the ‘accelerating breakdown of humanitarian conditions’ and the violence against civilians seeking food.

The joint statement, signed by the foreign ministers of nations including France, Germany, the UK, Canada, and Australia, demands that Israel comply with international humanitarian law and immediately lift restrictions on aid flow. It also condemns Hamas for its continued detention of Israeli hostages, calling for their immediate and unconditional release, and states that a negotiated ceasefire offers the best hope for resolution.

In response, Oren Marmorstein, a spokesperson for the Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs, swiftly rejected the 25-nation statement, calling it ‘disconnected from reality’ and accusing it of sending ‘the wrong message to Hamas.’ He reiterated Israel’s stance that Hamas is solely responsible for prolonging the conflict by refusing a ceasefire proposal. U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee echoed this sentiment, calling the statement ‘disgusting’ for placing pressure on Israel instead of Hamas.

The international community, including Pope Leo XIV who renewed his call for an immediate ceasefire on Sunday, continues to press for an end to the violence and a political pathway to peace for the region.

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