[Marxistindia] Observe October 7: End the War in Gaza, Solidarity with Palestine

[news from the cpi(m)]

September 26, 2024

Press Statement

The Communist Party of India (Marxist), Communist Party of India, Communist
Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Liberation, All India Forward Bloc and
Revolutionary Socialist Party have issued the following statement:

Observe October 7: End the War in Gaza, Solidarity with Palestine 

October 7, marks the completion of one year of Israel's genocidal war in
Gaza. In the name of retaliating against the Hamas for the latter's attack
within Israel on October 7, last year, the Israeli armed forces have
conducted a brutal and indiscriminate attack on Palestinians in Gaza. As a
result of this war nearly 42,000 Palestinians, mainly women and children
have died. Thousands more are buried under the rubble. Israel has not spared
residential buildings, schools and hospitals from their savage aerial and
ground bombardment. The reputed medical journal The Lancet, estimates that
the death toll from Israel's aggression could be above 85,000 (as of 6
August), counting both the direct and indirect deaths.

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) had in January this year termed the
Israeli actions as leading to possible genocide and called upon Israel to
cease military actions in Gaza. Israel has so far scuttled all meaningful
talks for a ceasefire. 

Not only that, Israel has mounted attacks on Palestinians in the occupied
West Bank throughout the year. Israel has used pagers and other
communications on a mass scale to trigger bombs, escalating and expanding
the conflict into Lebanon.

All around the world, millions of people have been protesting against the
Israeli genocidal war and calling for an end to the war. On the first
anniversary of this barbarous war, peace loving people of Indian demand an
immediate end to the war. 

The Left parties will observe October 7, 2024 with a call for an immediate
ceasefire and end to hostilities. On this day, demonstrations and meetings
will be held to demand an immediate ceasefire; call upon the Indian
government to halt all arms exports to Israel and to work for a two-State
solution, whereby an independent Palestinian State can come into existence.

 

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Prakash Karat                                    

CPI(M)                                                            

 

Dipankar Bhattacharya

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D Raja

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Manoj Bhattacharya                                 

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G Devarajan 

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[Issued from CPI(M) Central Committee Office]

 

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