Speak out for peace in Gaza:
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  A Palestinian family flees battles between Hamas fighters and Israeli troops in Gaza city on January 5, 2009.MOHAMMED ABED/AFP/Getty Images

Gaza is on the brink of a humanitarian catastrophe.

Since 27 December nearly 700 Palestinians, including 150 children, have been killed in Israeli air strikes, while rocket attacks launched by Palestinian armed groups have taken the lives of eleven Israelis, most of whom have been soldiers.

Amnesty is gravely concerned for the safety of civilians and is urging political leaders to take immediate action to protect lives, ensure the enforcement of international law, and allow for the necessary flow of humanitarian aid to alleviate the suffering of victims of this escalating conflict.

1. Read Amnesty's Open Letter (below) to Canada's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Lawrence Cannon.

2. Add your name and personal comment using the petition form on this page.

3. Make a donation to support Amnesty's critical human rights work at this time of grave peril for the citizens of Gaza and southern Israel.

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Amnesty International's Open Letter on the crisis in Gaza
 

To:
Lawrence Cannon
Minister of Foreign Affairs
Government of Canada

Dear Minister Cannon,

Amnesty International is gravely concerned about the mounting number of civilian casualties in Gaza as attacks by Israeli forces continue, including extensive ground attacks launched over the weekend. The situation worsens with each passing day.

We are writing this open letter to you to urge that the Canadian government immediately, forcefully and unequivocally press Israeli authorities, the Hamas de-facto administration and all other Palestinian armed groups to stop all unlawful attacks and to comply fully with their obligations under international humanitarian law.

> Read the full text of Amnesty's Open Letter

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