Gaza: End the war! Rebuild life!
Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu has repeated his intention to launch a new assault on Rafah, the Gazan city on the Egyptian border where over half of Gaza’s population is now sheltering, many in tents. Meanwhile, on 7 February, 35 Israeli NGOs and campaign groups, including Standing Together, Peace Now, B’Tselem, Gisha, and others, released a new statement calling for an immediate ceasefire, a comprehensive prisoner exchange, and the provision of humanitarian aid to Gaza. A massive billboard commissioned by Standing Together on Tel Aviv’s Ayalon highway reads: “This war must end...