CPI Welcomes the Truce between Israel and Hamas
The National Secretariat of the Communist Party of India issued today (January 20, 2025) the following statement:
The Communist Party of India (CPI) welcomes the announcement of a truce between Israel and Hamas. This step, though overdue, is a necessary move towards alleviating the immediate suffering of innocent civilians caught in the ongoing conflict.
The CPI reiterates its firm demand for the complete withdrawal of Israeli forces from all occupied Palestinian territories, including the illegally annexed lands in the West Bank, East Jerusalem, and the Syrian Golan Heights.
We urge the international community to hold Israel accountable for the ongoing genocide and humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza. The indiscriminate attacks on civilians, destruction of homes, and the targeting of critical infrastructure amount to crimes against humanity. Justice must be pursued for the victims, and reparations must be provided to the affected families.
The CPI reaffirms its unwavering commitment to the two-state solution as the only viable path to a just and lasting peace in the region and is the only way to the recognition of a sovereign, independent, and contiguous Palestinian state with East Jerusalem as its capital, existing alongside Israel in peace and security.
The Communist Party of India stands in unflinching solidarity with the people of Palestine in their rightful struggle for self-determination and the establishment of their own homeland.