No fewer than 400 members of parliament from 28 countries have launched an appeal for immediate ceasefire in the Gaza war.

The group includes U.S. Democrat, Illhan Omar, and former British Labour Leader, Jeremy Corbyn.

In Germany, former Die Linke (The Left) politician, Sevim Dağdelen, is part of the group.

She joined the newly formed party — Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance (BSW), which centres around a former Die Linke leader of the same name.

Other parliamentarians from the United States and mainly EU nations, as well as other countries from Canada to Ghana and Chile to Turkey joined the appeal.

Germany’s Dağdelen said “we are lawmakers from around the world, calling for an immediate, multilateral ceasefire in the Gaza war.

“We also call for the release of all the remaining Israeli and international hostages, and facilitation of humanitarian aid into Gaza.

“We further urge our own respective governments and the international community to uphold international law and seek accountability for grave violations of human rights.”

Dağdelen’s office had announced that parliamentarians from Europe and North America in particular had been asked to support the appeal, saying “it is
a strong signal in favour of peace and an end to violence in Gaza that so many representatives of the people have joined forces.

“What is needed is an end to the violence and an end to the humanitarian catastrophe.

“This is the only way out of the spiral of violence and a political solution to the conflict.”