WCC executive committee condemns atrocities being perpetrated in Gaza
The World Council of Churches (WCC) executive committee has condemned the atrocities being perpetrated in Gaza by the State of Israel, recognizing that the current government is pursuing policies that are not supported by many Israelis.
“Since Israel’s destruction of Gaza began in October 2023 following the attacks in southern Israel by Hamas fighters, the scale of devastation of lives and communities in the territory has reached unspeakable levels,”
The executive committee notes that this catastrophe for the people of Gaza has deeper roots than the last two-and-a-half years of brutal armed violence.
“The now openly-stated intention to re-occupy Gaza and permanently displace the Palestinian population, including refugees from 1948, amounts to a policy of ethnic cleansing that must be firmly denounced by all members of the international community who have committed themselves to international law and morality,” .
The executive committee denounced complicity— active or passive – of other states whose action or inaction has enabled ongoing brutality.
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