Davidson MaramaHon MARAMA DAVIDSON (Co-Leader—Green): Thank you Madam Speaker. I truly genuinely believe and hope that everyone here in this House upholds the vision and the right for people to live with peace with security with dignity of life here and around the world. Today I really wanted to send aroha and all eyes on Rafah. What is happening in the south of Gaza at this time we can surely agree that this is not how we want our world to proceed—surely we can agree on that.Countries such as New Zealand with our relative privilege and with our expertise and experience have a lot to offer in pushing for peace through justice an end to the killing ensuring that humanitarian aid reaches through to the 1 million people who are displaced. Surely our New Zealand Government would like to send a really clear message that the Israeli Defence Forces completely ignored the broad warnings—including from its own mates; including from its own buddies—that any insurgence into Rafah would dive the already abhorrent humanitarian situation into the deepest depths. People just have not got access to water to medical supplies to shelter to dignity.What is happening now and what had already been happening for at least 100 days to this point but also for the many decades of context of oppression before October is something I would think we should all be deeply uncomfortable with and deeply disturbed by waking up this morning to the news in New Zealand about what is happening in Rafah and wanting to make sure once again that our Government is doing absolutely everything that it possibly can. So far surely we've had enough. We're up to almost 35000 Palestinians killed in the Gaza Strip since 7 October. Of those killed 70 percent are reported to be women and children but let me be clear: the loss of any civilian is a loss of humanity for us all—any civilian. But 70 percent women and children—that is not defence; that is offence and it is offensive. And 78000 further Palestinians are reportedly injured and we can't even begin to imagine the thousands and thousands more who are going to continue to bear the brunt and impacts of what Israel is doing to Gaza and right this second to Rafah.So there are things that we should and must do. We must send a clear message to urgently increase funding to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency to free up the only last crossings for humanitarian aid left: Kerem Shalom and Rafah. There is no other way to get aid in to people who need it.There is nowhere left to go. The Israeli Defence Forces sought to evacuate people and to move people into so-called safety and there is nowhere left to go that is safe. There is the last European Hospital being bombed to oblivion and any of the so-called camps and sites that were supposed to be put aside are not safe. Even if we think they are there is no way for people to access goods and aid. This Government should use all diplomatic channels to push for a ceasefire including through our role as part of the multilateral force and observers on the ground as part of upholding that—Mark Cameron: Release the hostages as well.Hon MARAMA DAVIDSON: —peace treaty between Israel and Egypt and support the internationally backed just negotiations for a peaceful resolution of the broader conflict. I've been hearing here release the hostages." Of course—of course. Israel has not accepted a ceasefire deal mediated by Egypt and Qatar which Hamas had agreed to—let us be very clear about that. Let us also be clear about the tens of thousands of people held in Israeli jails over decades including children with no judicial process. So let us not ever invisibilise what is happening. Ceasefire now. Thank you Madam Speaker."