Carnage in Gaza

Aid workers delivering food to Gaza's starving population are under attack ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌   [Two small children's emaciated legs ]( {NAME}, It’s official. Children have started dying of starvation in Gaza. The UN says more than half a million people are “one step away” from famine. But Israel’s government shows no signs of stopping its onslaught – and weapons from around the world are fueling this nightmare. Lawyers are moving FAST, collecting evidence against Italy’s state-owned weapons giant Leonardo – one of the biggest companies shipping deadly weapons to Israel. But they need us behind them if they’re going to beat this billion-dollar giant in court! If all of us chip in the cost of a coffee we can rush them cash immediately to pay expensive court fees, and STOP Leonardo sending weapons to Israel. {NAME}, we can win this and set off a domino effect triggering powerful lawsuits around the world. But we need you to make it happen. Can you chip in today to stop the massacre? [I'll donate $21]( donate $9]( [I'll donate $5]( donate $3]( donate another amount]( We’ve never seen anything like this. Israel’s merciless onslaught on Gaza has caused the highest daily death toll in any conflict *this century* – and it shows no sign of stopping. Over 12,000 children have been killed. Homes continue to be blasted to dust, hospitals stormed, and refugee camps attacked. Israel is now also threatening a ground invasion of the densely-packed city of Rafah in southern Gaza, where over a million Palestinians have sought refuge. They have nowhere left to flee. But the world’s highest court has issued a damning ruling and a beacon of hope: Israel must change course NOW to prevent genocide. This verdict sets a hugely important precedent – it opens the door to a wave of legal cases that could challenge weapons sales to Israel on the basis that there’s a real and imminent risk they are being used to commit genocide. That’s why we have a real chance of winning this. But collecting compelling research and filing legal challenges is time-consuming and expensive. If all of us chip in today, we can help turbo-charge our partners’ heroic work with a mega legal fund to get Italy to cut off Israel’s supply of deadly weapons and support other groundbreaking work like this. Every second we wait, more lives are on the line. Can you chip in today to end the bloodshed? [I'll donate $21]( donate $9]( [I'll donate $5]( donate $3]( donate another amount]( We know governments and big business are already feeling the pressure. Spain’s government just announced it has halted arms export licenses to Israel and Japanese company Itochu plans to end its partnership with Elbit Systems – Israel’s largest weapons manufacturer – by the end of the month. A Dutch court has also ordered the Netherlands to ban the export of US-made F-35 fighter jet parts to Israel, citing concerns that they are being used to violate international law. {NAME}, Palestinians’ lives are filled with terror, day in and day out. Together, we can make sure weapons exporters have no other option but to stop arms sales to Israel. Are you in? Thanks for all that you do, Miriam and the Ekō team --------------------------------------------------------------- More information: [One week after ICJ ruling, is Israel following the court’s orders?]( Al Jazeera. 2 February 2024 [Daily death rate in Gaza higher than any other major 21st Century conflict - Oxfam.]( Oxfam. 11 January 2024 [Japan's Itochu to end cooperation with Israel's Elbit amid Gaza war.]( Reuters. 5 February 2024 [US public support for Israel drops; majority backs a ceasefire, Reuters/Ipsos shows.]( Reuters. 15 November 2023 [More than 30,000 killed in Gaza since Israel-Hamas war began, health ministry says.]( CNN. 29 February 2024. [At least 576,000 people in Gaza one step away from famine, UN says.]( Al Jazeera. 28 February 2024.   Anything extra raised will power Ekō and our campaigns worldwide fighting for people and the planet.   Ekō is a worldwide movement of people like you, working together to hold corporations accountable for their actions and forge a new, sustainable path for our global economy. This email was sent to {EMAIL}. | [Unsubscribe]( Â