SECOND STATEMENT. FOR THE CEASEFIRE, AGAINST THE GROUND INVASION IN GAZA, AND FOR THE FREEDOM OF ORIÓN HERNÁNDEZ RADOUX.
Mexico City, October 27, 2023.
In the face of the official escalation of a new phase of extermination war with the siege, the cutting of Internet, telephone services, water, and electricity in the Gaza Strip, and the strong repression in certain parts of the occupied territories of the West Bank, we maintain our position in favor of peace and for the liberation of Orión Hernández Radoux, a Mexican, and his partner Shani Nicole Louk (German-Israeli), who have been kidnapped by Islamic militants from Hamas since October 7. We demand that the Israeli government under Benjamin Netanyahu immediately cease the fire that has caused infamous collective punishments on a defenseless population. The indiscriminate artillery bombardments, including the use of white phosphorus, against homes, hospitals, and schools in Gaza by the Israeli army constitute barbaric war crimes that violate International Law and the Geneva Convention on the Protection of Civilians. As of October 26, more than 7,350 Palestinians have been killed in these unacceptable actions, the majority of whom are children and women. There are at least one million displaced people. Additionally, 24 journalists have been killed, and there are still 222 civilian captives of multiple nationalities, including the Mexican citizen Ileana Gritzewsky. We denounce the shameful bellicose stance of the governments of the United States, Germany, the United Kingdom, and France, who continue to support the Israeli government and block peace in the United Nations Security Council. We strongly demand from the Israeli ambassador in Mexico, Einat Kranz Neiger, to request her government to cease the aerial hostilities and the ground invasion of the strip, in order to promptly establish humanitarian corridors and ensure the safe return of all captives. We continue to alert Mexican society and the media about the ongoing genocide against the 2.3 million Palestinian inhabitants of Gaza. We urgently demand a more assertive stance from the Mexican government under Andrés Manuel López Obrador to put an end to the war.
On behalf of the Collective of Friends and Family for the Freedom of Orión.