Hamas calls for urgent action to end Israeli genocide in Gaza

Hamas has called for urgent intervention from the Arab and Islamic world to stop what it describes as genocide in northern Gaza.

This call follows an Israeli airstrike on a house in Jabaliya, Gaza, which killed 36 people, including 15 children and injured many others.

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What Hamas is saying

• In a written statement, Hamas described the situation in northern Gaza as a "genocide and hunger war," where international laws and values are being violated.
• The group urged Arab and Islamic leaders, gathered in Riyadh, to take immediate responsibility and intervene to stop the violence.
• Hamas condemned Israel’s ongoing attacks, claiming that they represent ethnic cleansing and that the siege of Gaza has left civilians starving and suffering.

A Palestinian woman who lost members of her family in an Israeli strike reacts upon seeing their bodies at the Nasser hospital in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip on November 3, 2024, amid the ongoing war between Israel and the Palestinian Hamas militant group. (Photo by BASHAR TALEB / AFP)" >

Palestinians fill containers with clean water in the midst of the devastation in Beit Lahia in the northern Gaza Strip on November 3, 2024. - Israel's military has been conducting a sweeping air and ground assault in northern Gaza since October 6, 2024, particularly around Jabalia, Beit Lahia and Beit Hanoun, saying it aims to prevent Hamas regrouping. (Photo by AFP)A Palestinian woman who lost members of her family in an Israeli strike reacts upon seeing their bodies at the Nasser hospital in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip on November 3, 2024, amid the ongoing war between Israel and the Palestinian Hamas militant group. (Photo by BASHAR TALEB / AFP)

Context

• Despite over 400 days of Israeli aggression, Hamas states that Israel continues its airstrikes and military operations in northern Gaza.
• Hamas called on the international community, the U.N. Security Council and U.N. agencies to take action to stop the massacres targeting thousands of families in Gaza.
• The group also demanded the prosecution of Israeli war criminals responsible for crimes against humanity.

May 09, 2025 06:22 AM GMT+03:00