As the genocidal war on Gaza grinds into its 19th month, Palestinians continue to suffer under the weight of mass killings, famine, and displacement. In the midst of this devastation, Israel has reportedly submitted a ceasefire proposal via Egyptian mediators, demanding the disarmament of Palestinian resistance factions—a condition the Palestinian movement refuses to entertain.

For Palestinians, disarmament in the face of occupation, siege, and daily massacres is unthinkable. It is a red line not just for the political leadership, but for a population fighting for its very survival. While the proposal includes the partial release of Israeli captives in exchange for a 45-day halt in attacks and the entry of limited aid, it does not guarantee an end to the aggression. For many in Gaza, such temporary pauses are mere interludes in a campaign of extermination.

The humanitarian crisis is now described by the United Nations as the worst since the beginning of the war. Gaza’s 2.4 million residents face starvation, disease, and total collapse of medical infrastructure. With fuel, clean water, and life-saving medicine deliberately blocked, the death toll continues to climb—now nearing 51,000, the vast majority civilians.

Despite international calls for a ceasefire, including from the Palestinian Authority and the French government, Western powers continue to fall short of demanding full accountability. Financial pledges, like the EU’s €1.6 billion support package, ring hollow when the bombs are still falling.

At the heart of this crisis is not a diplomatic impasse but a refusal by the international community to recognise and act against the structural violence Palestinians have endured for decades. As Gaza bleeds, the world watches—paralysed by politics, complicit in silence.