US EditionSome 380 UK and Ireland Writers Denounce Gaza 'Genocide'
- Some 380 UK and Irish writers published an open letter on 28 May 2025 denouncing Israel's actions in Gaza as genocide and demanding a ceasefire.
- The letter follows a similar statement signed a day earlier by 300 French-language writers condemning genocide and urging sanctions on Israel.
- The letter demands the prompt and unhindered delivery of humanitarian supplies, including food and medical support, the liberation of hostages and detained individuals, and a call to break the global silence and inaction surrounding the crisis.
- The writers affirmed that experts no longer dispute the use of the term 'genocide' and urged countries and people globally to unite in breaking the silence and taking action against the ongoing atrocities.
- The letter reflects growing international condemnation of Israel's intensified military campaign since October 2023, which followed a Hamas attack that triggered the war.
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"We can no longer content ourselves with the word "horror", we must now name "genocide" in Gaza." This is what 300 French writers write in a forum published in Libération. Are they right? Top Info explains. (International).
Patrick Modiano and Orhan Pamuk have added themselves to the list of the 300 signatories of the rostrum calling for "name "genocide" in Gaza".
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