Activists launched a global campaign calling on people to turn the countdown to the New Year in their countries into a countdown to a ceasefire in Gaza, which has been subjected to devastating Israeli bombing since October 7.

“New Year’s Eve is a moment of celebration around the world, and an opportunity to make resolutions for a brighter future,” said Countdown2ceasefire, a global grassroots campaign based in London.

It added in her statement, "With nearly 30,000 civilians killed, including more than 10,000 children, our only resolution for the New Year is to call for a permanent ceasefire, and our goal is to transform the traditional countdown to the New Year into an impactful and resounding countdown to a ceasefire." Perpetual fire in Gaza.

The campaign has so far been successfully adopted by activists in more than 30 countries, including Switzerland, Turkey, Malaysia, Australia, Tanzania, Mexico and Germany, according to organizers.

With the advent of the new year, these local events calling for a ceasefire will be broadcast live on Countdown2ceasefire’s social media platforms, according to the “Al Jazeera International” website, which attributed Bushra Mohammed, the campaign’s spokeswoman, as saying in a statement: “The ceasefire "Permanent action is the first step to ending the current deplorable situation and making tangible movement toward a future in which affected communities can rebuild and recover."

Israel's brutal bombing of the blockaded Gaza Strip has killed more than 21,500 people, most of them women and children, and injured more than 55,000 others, sparking global outrage, with demonstrators marching around the world to demand a ceasefire. Many also expressed their disappointment towards politicians and countries, especially the United States of America, which used its veto power, or abstained from voting on the ceasefire at the United Nations.

Human rights organizations, including Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International, and Doctors Without Borders, have condemned the countries that are using their veto power against the ceasefire, warning that what we are seeing in Gaza is a humanitarian catastrophe that is worsening every moment. Additional consequences of continued Israeli bombing.

The United Nations World Food Program (WFP) warned on Saturday that it is in a race against time to avoid starvation for millions in Gaza.

“Only a long-term ceasefire and unimpeded humanitarian access can end this,” the UN agency posted on X.

With the full support of the administration of US President Joe Biden, Israel refuses to stop the bombing that destroyed more than 70% of Gaza’s homes and caused the displacement of more than 90% of the Strip’s 2.3 million residents.

Countdown2Ceasefire pointed out how people power can make a difference.

The statement added: “As we enter 2024, we look forward to it being the year in which our New Year’s resolution for a permanent ceasefire in Gaza is implemented.”

The countdown is a global tradition in the West that begins in the last seconds of each year from one to one, and ends at midnight announcing the world's transition from the current year to the new year.