Annie Lennox calls for ceasefire on first anniversary of the Israel-Palestine conflict: “We humans are capable of indescribable atrocities”

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Annie Lennox has called for a ceasefire amid the first anniversary of the Israel-Palestine conflict, writing of how humans are “capable of tremendous achievements and indescribable atrocities”.In a post shared to Instagram yesterday (October 7), the Eurythmics singer referenced the attack that happened a year ago, when over a thousand Israelis were killed by Hamas forces at a music festival.Following the attack, the Israeli cabinet formally declared war against Hamas, leading to the most significant escalation of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in several decades and triggering unprecedented and seemingly unrelenting violence.According to a report by Reuters, Palestinian health authorities have said Israel’s ground and air campaign in Gaza has killed more than 41,500 people.

The attacks by Hamas on October 7, 2023 killed over 1,200 people.Now, Annie Lennox has taken to Instagram 12 months after Hamas descended on the Israel festival, and called for a ceasefire.A post shared by Annie Lennox (@officialannielennox)“This is a heavy day – one year after the events that were to create a ‘tipping point’ in this decades-long situation of discord and brutality.

I had always hoped things might change for the better.. but tragically – that is not the case,” she wrote.“On Oct 7 2024 we are looking at a potential ‘forever war’ situation, with the entire Middle Eastern region on the brink of being completely drawn into it.“Today’s career politicians have no moral compass and the ‘never again’ understanding has evaporated in plain sight, with ‘human rights’ shredded into pieces.