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Rob Williams, CEO of the War Child Alliance, reacts to today’s major court ruling on Israel’s conduct in Gaza.

Why we are joining 16 leading humanitarian and human rights organisations in calling for all governments to stop arms transfers to Israel and Palestinian armed groups.

CEO of the War Child Alliance, Rob Williams, responds to the latest UN Security Council failure to call for a ceasefire.

Rocco Blume – War Child’s Global Head of Advocacy – responds to recent UK government statement on Israel and Gaza, and outlines why they need to get serious about backing an immediate ceasefire now.

Even though this pause was extended beyond the four days initially agreed, it still wasn’t nearly enough for War Child and other aid agencies to reach the 1.1 million children in urgent need of aid.

Last night, MPs in the UK voted against calling for a ceasefire in the conflict in Gaza and Israel, despite the numerous calls made by War Child and many other human rights and humanitarian organisations across the country.

Overnight, the escalation in Gaza has intensified rapidly. Airstrikes have reached an unprecedented level, virtually all communication lines have been cut off and 125 children have been killed.

The UN Security Council, the UN Secretary General and all world leaders with influence must take immediate action to ensure a ceasefire comes into effect. It remains our only option to avert further loss of civilian life and humanitarian catastrophe. Anything less will forever be a stain on our collective conscience.

We are alarmed by Israel’s call for over a million Palestinians to leave northern Gaza in less than 24 hours. Israel must rescind this order immediately.

Celebrities and international security experts join call for British families to be brought home from unlawful detention in Syria.

War Child, the leading charity for children affected by conflict, is calling for a rapid and significant scale-up of the humanitarian response to earthquake survivors – particularly children - in north-west Syria.