Amnesty International on Tuesday called on armed Palestinian groups to immediately release all civilians still held hostage in the occupied Gaza Strip , nearly two years after the October 7 attacks, while also urging Israel to halt what it described as an ongoing genocide against Palestinians.

In its latest report, the rights group stressed that achieving a ceasefire is a global responsibility. Amnesty’s Secretary General, Agnes Callamard, warned: “Every moment of inaction costs more lives and deepens the horrors civilians are facing. An immediate ceasefire is not just a moral imperative; it is a global responsibility.”

Amnesty further emphasized that Israel has intensified its “campaign of annihilation against Palestinians” in recent months through the deliberate destruction of inf

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