Cherish Life: An open letter to both Prime Minister Netanyahu and to Hamas
H.E. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
The Prime Minister’s Office
Kiryat Ben Gurion
Building C
Jerusalem 91950
Israel
Open letter: Please cherish life
Bussum, The Netherlands, 11 December 2023
Your Excellency,
We were extremely shocked to hear of the killing of 1,200 Israeli civilians on October 7th and all those hostages being taken captive. We can imagine that your country is still in shock.
To:
Mr. Ismail Haniyeh, Hamas
Mr. Yehya Sinwar, Hamas
Mr. Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Qatar
Mr. Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran
Open letter: Please cherish life
Bussum, The Netherlands, 11 December 2023
Your Excellencies,
We are very shocked by the news from Gaza. According to Al Jazeera on November 29th, the Palestinian death toll in Gaza is at least 15,000. Including at least 6,150 children and 4,000 women. In addition, we have heard the call of the WHO informing us of the collapsing health system and their concerns with regard to infectious diseases in Gaza.
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