Despite the so-called "ceasefire," Gaza faces a humanitarian catastrophe. Over 18,500 civilians require specialized medical care that the Israeli regime's siege has made impossible to access. Hundreds of thousands of children face acute malnutrition as the regime intentionally blocks aid at land crossings.

The illegal Israeli siege has systematically dismantled hospitals, blocked medicine, and severed Gaza from the outside world. Most of the world's governments have condemned it but done little to stop it.

And the failure to act has emboldened violence and violations elsewhere.

Last year, the Global Sumud Flotilla's mission generated supportive statements from sixteen states and demonstrated that coordinated political will can translate into concrete action. It proved that governments can be moved and that a legally grounded international response to siege, genocide, and militarism as a whole can be achieved.

But to secure it, the coalition must grow. That is why the Global Sumud is convening its inaugural Parliamentary Congress, and inviting political leaders from every country to join us in Brussels and turn condemnation into action.