2023 Israel-Hamas war — who is calling for a ceasefire?

 

Israel Attacks Inside Gaza's Al-Shifa Hospital In Unthinkable Horror - The Project, Channel 10 (15/11/23)

Background

If we count from October 7, today 16/11/23 is the day 40 of the Israel-Hamas war.   More information about the conflict can be found below:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Israel%E2%80%93Hamas_war 

A pdf file of the above article is here (printed 16/11/23)

Casualties

According to Wikipedia (16/11/23) : "As of 13 November, over 12,000 people have been killed since the start of the conflict on 7 October including 40 journalists.  More than 1,200 Israelis and foreigners were killed, mostly in communities adjacent to the Gaza Strip. Over 11,240 Palestinians (majority women and children) in the strip were killed according to the Hamas-run Gaza Health Ministry.  A further 178 Palestinians were killed in the West Bank by the Israel military and settlers."

For more information about casualties, see below:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casualties_of_the_2023_Israel%E2%80%93Hamas_war 

A pdf of the above article printed on 16/11/23 is here.

CNN Civilian death toll Israeli and Palestinian casualties continue to rise (published 7/11/23)

Who is calling for a ceasefire?

The following are a few of the many organisations calling for a ceasefire:

Some UN agencies

UN Secretary General (statement 6 November 2023)

United Nation Children's Fund (UNICEF) (statement 13 October 2023)

UNICEF additional statement (14 November 2023)

United Nation Population Fund (UNFDA)  (update 13 November 2023)

United Nation Development Programme (UNDP) (9 November 2023)

World Food Program (WFP) (21 October 2023) 

World Health Organization (WHO) (21 October 2023)

Some NGOs

Medecins Sans Frontieres  (11 Nov 2023)

Oxfam  (16 Nov 2023) - see the list of organisations calling for a ceasefire.

Save the Children (19 October 2023)

Countries

UN General Assembly call for humanitarian truce (26 October 2023) - see the list of countries 

Additional report on the UN resolution 

Some interesting history

President Obama called for a ceasefire in 2014

World Vision America called for a ceasefire in 2014