Importantly, we recognise that this sudden shift to present opportunities for relief did not come from compassion by those responsible for the destruction of Gaza. It was forced into being by pressure from the ground. It was the voices of millions, the unrelenting protests from Soweto to Cairo and across the world, the global student uprisings, the daily actions of human rights defenders, health workers, educators, and ordinary people refusing to remain silent, that have opened these corridors. From the Freedom Flotilla Coalition to the Sumud Convoy, from UN agencies to countless grassroots efforts, this is proof that collective action works. The occupying power and its imperialist allies have been shaken, not by diplomacy, but by the roar of people across the world demanding justice.

We note the significance of South Africa’s case at the International Court of Justice, which has warned of an impending famine, the impact of the violence of the Israeli settlers on the indigenous people across the OPT and ruled that the perpetrators of the genocide and the illegal occupation be held accountable under international law. This legal action, combined with global activism, has shifted the conversation toward the possibility of a just and lasting solution for the Palestinian people.

The fear of losing control in the Middle East to public anger has pushed both the Zionist entity and its American allies to allow some relief in, not because they wanted to, but because they fear the power of the Global majority revolting against them.
This is the lesson: change comes from the ground up.