Angelina Jolie joins calls for a ceasefire as the conflict between Israel and Gaza enters its 24th day
More than 8,000 people, including some 3,000 children, have been killed in Gaza since October 7.
Angelina Jolie has finally joined the calls for a ceasefire as the conflict between Israel and Gaza entered its 24th day!
Angelina Jolie released a statement on Palestine and Israel on Sunday saying: ‘Humanity demands an immediate ceasefire.’
More than 8,000 people, including some 3,000 children, have been killed in Gaza since October 7.
Angelina Jolie dedicated over 20 years of service to UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, serving as a Goodwill Ambassador from 2001 – 2012 and then as Special Envoy from 2012 – 2022, wrote: ‘Humanity demands an immediate ceasefire. Palestinian and Israeli lives and the lives of all people globally matter equally.’
The actress maintained that the situation in Gaza is catastrophic: “nowhere to go, no access to food or water, no possibility of evacuation, and not even the basic human right to cross a border to seek refuge.”
She went on to reflect on her 20- years of experience working with refugees and stressed how urgent it is to help those being displaced by violence.
“Gaza has a population of over 2 million people (half of them are children), who have lived under a severe blockade for over two decades, on top of decades of displacement and statelessness. The few aid trucks that are entering are a fraction of what is needed (and was delivered daily before the present conflict), and the bombings are causing desperate new humanitarian needs daily,” Hollywood icon Angelina Jolie wrote.
The actress concluded her statement by revealing she had donated to Doctors Without Borders and urged her followers to do the same.
“Anything that can prevent civilian casualties and save lives must be done. Like many others, I have donated to medical relief efforts.”
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