Famed British-Albanian singer calls for permanent cease-fire in Gaza

By Serdar Dincel

ISTANBUL (AA) - The British-Albanian singer Dua Lipa called for a permanent cease-fire in Gaza, saying: "Burning children alive can never be justified."

"The whole world is mobilising to stop the Israeli genocide. Please show your solidarity with Gaza," Lipa wrote on her Instagram.

Israel has launched a brutal offensive on the Gaza Strip since Oct. 7 following a Hamas attack, killing more than 36,170 people and injuring 81,400 others.

Nearly eight months into the Israeli war, vast swathes of Gaza lay in ruins amid a crippling blockade of food, clean water, and medicine.

Israel stands accused of “genocide” at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), which in its latest ruling has ordered Tel Aviv to immediately halt its operation in Rafah, where over a million Palestinians had sought refuge from the war before it was invaded on May 6.