Over 150 current and former elected officials from around the world have issued “a call for immediate action to ensure humanitarian access to Gaza and to end the genocide of the Palestinian people.”

In a joint statement, they urged governments to open a “safe and continuous humanitarian corridor” as a “moral, legal, and humanitarian imperative.”

The appeal also demands full protection for the Global Sumud Flotilla, described as a lawful, peaceful mission delivering aid and solidarity to Gaza.

Signatories stressed that “its mission must neither be obstructed nor endangered.” Citing international humanitarian law, they warned that starvation as a weapon breaches the Geneva Conventions and reaffirmed that “any occupation is illegal under international law.” They concluded: “History will judge us by the actions we take to protect human life.”