IRC Statement: What a "Humanitarian Ceasefire" Means, and Why It is Necessary
November 06, 2023
November 06, 2023
NEW YORK, Nov. 6 -- The International Rescue Committee issued the following agency statement on Nov. 5, 2023
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The world's attention has been increasingly focused on the death, destruction and displacement in Israel and Gaza for the last four weeks. The events are unprecedented and the suffering is enormous. Our only interest is the lives of civilians, and how we can help them survive fighting that is increasingly intense and deadly. At the moment, that means focusi . . .
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The world's attention has been increasingly focused on the death, destruction and displacement in Israel and Gaza for the last four weeks. The events are unprecedented and the suffering is enormous. Our only interest is the lives of civilians, and how we can help them survive fighting that is increasingly intense and deadly. At the moment, that means focusi . . .