RAMALLAH, September 17, 2025 (WAFA) – More than 20 international aid agencies sent an urgent letter to the United Nations and heads of state around the world on Wednesday, calling for immediate intervention to halt Israel's genocidal war in the Gaza Strip.

The agencies based their letter on the findings of the UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry, which concluded that Israel committed four of the five acts of genocide defined in the 1948 Convention.

The letter warned that the situation in Gaza is the most deadly in the Strip's history unless urgent action is taken.

The aid agencies also warned that the continued blockade and attacks will completely drain life in the Gaza Strip, calling on governments to act to stop the violence and end the occupation.

The aid agencies emphasized that the militarization of the humanitarian aid system in Gaza has become a deadly threat, with thousands being shot while trying to access food and water.

They warned that the continued blockade and attacks will completely drain life, and called on governments to act to stop the violence and end the occupation.

These demands come as the Israeli occupation army continues its operations against Gaza City, carrying out extensive raids and shelling of the northern and western neighborhoods, amid a military campaign involving two divisions of its soldiers, and relentless targeting of buildings and residential towers.

The death toll from the occupation's aggression on the Gaza Strip since October 7, 2023, has risen to 64,964 documented fatalities, in addition to 165,312 injuries.

 Three deaths due to famine and malnutrition were recorded in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of deaths due to malnutrition to 425, including 145 children.

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