3 September 2025
Joint statement by Amnesty International UK, Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF UK) and Medical Aid for Palestinians
3,740 Palestinians killed during Parliament’s summer break - an average of 110 lives lost every single day
‘How many more war crimes does Israel need to commit before the UK government acknowledges these atrocities as a genocide? – joint statement
On the day of the first PMQs following Parliament’s summer recess, Amnesty International UK, Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF UK) and Medical Aid for Palestinians (MAP) are issuing an urgent joint statement demanding that the UK government take immediate action to stop the genocide in Gaza. The organisations said:
“As the massacre of Palestinians in Gaza continues, the UK government’s continued failure to act decisively in the face of genocide and deliberate, starvation and famine is indefensible.
“How many more war crimes does Israel need to commit before the UK government acknowledges these atrocities as a genocide?
“While Parliament was on recess, the UK government continued to take no meaningful action to stop what is unfolding in Gaza. In those 34 days alone, 3,740 Palestinians were killed – an average of 110 lives lost every single day.
“Now Parliament is back, it must ensure the Government takes urgent and immediate action to hold Israel to account and ensure it ends its genocidal assault.”
During Parliament’s 34-day recess (26 July-1 September):
Since the launch of the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation scheme on 26 May, hundreds of Palestinians have been shot and killed while attempting to access aid zones. Now, three months later, the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification has officially declared a famine in Gaza.
Israel’s renewed ground offensive is forcing tens of thousands of people to flee, repeatedly trapping them in a killing zone where every basic necessity – from water to food to healthcare is being weaponised. No place is safe. Right now:
The organisations added:
“Whatever the UK government is doing it is nowhere near enough. The failure to act meaningfully to stop this genocide not only demonstrates the UK’s failure to comply with its international obligations, but also a failure in leadership to take decisive and effective action.
“This is not merely a humanitarian crisis - it is a full-blown and man-made human rights catastrophe. The UK must not continue to stand by while civilians are bombed, starved, and systematically denied life-saving aid.
“What’s unfolding is not collateral damage; it is the predictable and preventable result of deliberate policies and actions that amount to war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide.
“The world and the international courts are watching, and history will judge how UK ministers responded. Expressions of ‘deep concern’ are not enough, the UK must take immediate action to hold Israel accountable and compel it to commit to a ceasefire. Inaction risks complicity. The genocide must end now.”
Amnesty, MSF and MAP urgently call on the UK government to pressure Israel into an immediate and permanent ceasefire by: