Amnesty International said, "Its offices will deliver petitions signed by more than 200,000 people around the world to the Israeli authorities, calling on them to put an end to the demolition of Palestinian homes, as a first step towards dismantling the apartheid system ."

And she said in a statement, today, Wednesday, that the Amnesty International petition entitled: “Destroy apartheid, not the homes of the Palestinians,” will be delivered to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu , and it has been signed by people in at least 174 countries.

These signatures will be presented on the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, which is observed annually by the international community in memory of the 69 peaceful anti-apartheid demonstrators killed by South African police on 21 March 1960.

“Israel's discriminatory planning policies and systematic home demolitions of Palestinians epitomize the racism that lies at the heart of its brutal apartheid regime,” said Heba Morayef, Amnesty International's Middle East and North Africa Director. For decades, the Israeli authorities have sought to achieve their clearly racist demographic goals, by expelling Palestinians from their homes and displacing them from their land.

Since the beginning of 2023, more than 400 Palestinians have been displaced as a result of the demolitions, while hundreds of thousands are at risk of displacement.

"The apartheid system is a crime against humanity and a gross violation of human rights. The continued failure to hold the Israeli authorities to account is a stain on the conscience of the international community. Today, Amnesty International's demand for an end to this injustice has the support of 203,410 people from countries around the world." "The world. This solidarity reminds us that the voices against Israel's apartheid regime are getting louder. We will not remain silent until this system is dismantled and the Israeli authorities are held accountable."

With the convening of the United Nations Human Rights Council, the organization called on member states to support the moves and decisions aimed at ending the Israeli apartheid regime. This includes replenishing funding for the UN database of companies engaged in activities in or dealing with illegal settlements, meeting their legal obligations, and taking steps to hold Israel accountable for its violations, including through the Universal Periodic Review of Israel, scheduled for May 9 in Human Rights Council.

Amnesty International reiterated its call on all states to put pressure on the Israeli authorities to put an end to home demolitions, forced displacement and settlement expansion, and to lift the blockade on the Gaza Strip. And an end to impunity for illegal attacks committed against Palestinians by the occupying army and settlers.