My heart is bleeding when seeing what is happening in Gaza . Since the beginning of the current military operation, 363 Palestinians were killed including 20 children (5.5%) and 18 women (4.9%). 1663 Palestinians were injured including 252 children (15%) and 168 women (10%). The MoH hospitals reported that there are 84 patients in critical conditions, 40 of them are in ICUs and 44 in wards because of the lace of ICU beds. The MoH referred 15 cases to NGO hospitals within less than 72 hours. According to WHO, No patients have been referred for treatment through Erez which has been closed since Friday. Egypt opened the Rafah border for patients to exit. Till now, only 23 injured patients got through Rafah to Egypt. In Gaza nothing is immune, the Israeli occupying forces demolish homes, schools, universities, police stations, civil society organizations and mosques. The war of genocide and urbanicide machine can kill and destroy everything in a very "easy" way. Today, the Israeli forces declare the border areas as closed military zone, the policy of No Mans' land aim to create a wide buffered zone along the Palestinian Israeli borders. A trail of devastation stretches as far as the eye can see to establish a buffer zone allegedly to prevent shelling from local missiles by Palestinian activists; a jumble of demolished buildings,  leveled hillsides and flattened forests. This barrage of concentrated damage has been wrought not only by the bombs and tanks of traditional warfare, but also by industrious, vigorous destruction equipment, the bulldozer.

Israeli occupying forces continued to violate the human rights of Palestinian civilians in Gaza. Since the beginning of  the military operation in December, 27th 2008,, the mass massacres committed with cold blood against the Palestinians persist. Human rights violations that are being committed against us included the use of extra-judicial assassinations and willful killings. Till now, no signs that the cycle of violence will end and the Palestinian is anonymous.

The entire world is witnessing these scandalous and outrageous acts, and yet no concrete step has been taken!!! Unless the international community puts pressure on Israel to stop the mass killing of civilians and the willful destruction of property and infrastructure, the people of Gaza will again be forced to suffer the humiliating and crippling dictates of Israel's military rule. It could also lead to the re-occupation of the entire Gaza Strip.

The Union of Health Work Committees (UHWC) asks you to issue a strong Last Appeal Statement condemning Israel’s human rights violations against the Palestinian people and to demand a cessation of this military offensive. Israel's persistent unilateral attempts to change by force the situation of some 1.5 million Palestinians blatantly contravenes international law and all human rights conventions. Furthermore, they are morally reprehensible. There are no political considerations which can justify the silence of the international community any longer.

Finally, may we jointly continue to challenge the hypocritical silence, because we believe in a just cause and seeking justice at all time, but without pitying or begging for rights, as these rights are internationally recognized, and are valid for Palestinians too!"