Dear all,

As you all must have seen,  Israeli armed forces have expanded their operation in Gaza over the past hours. Air strikes have intensified to an unprecedented level and all means of communications have been cut. The population of 2.2 million people is enduring a complete blackout. The safety of civilians, especially those in northern Gaza, is at grave risk. Wars have rules. Civilians must be protected.

We ask you – as soon as you see this message – to take action:

·       Post the photo linked here: the square photo for posts and the vertical photo for stories on Facebook and Instagram with the following caption:

This is a moment of truth. It's time to act. Raise your voice and join the call for a #CeasefireNOW https://chng.it/yvbVjNyF8y

Use the following tweet (alongside the square photo above), tagging UK / US / Germany and EU senior policymakers – feel free to tag other policymakers if you would like to: 
Suggested tweet: 
“This is a moment of truth. It's time to act. Raise your voice and join the call for a #CeasefireNOW https://chng.it/yvbVjNyF8y
@RishiSunak @JoeBiden @SecBlinken @Bundeskanzler @vonderleyen”

·       Please tweet every few hours so that we keep the hashtag #CeasefireNOW trending as it is now.

·       Change your profile photo or the profile photo of your organization (if you wish) using this photo with the text: This is a moment of truth. It's time to act. Raise your voice and join the call for a #CeasefireNOW https://chng.it/yvbVjNyF8y