The Academy "condemns violence of this kind anywhere in the world" and its leaders "abhor the suppression of free speech under any circumstances," said the letter, seen by AFP.
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The Academy "condemns violence of this kind anywhere in the world" and its leaders "abhor the suppression of free speech under any circumstances," said the letter, seen by AFP.
Hamdan Ballal co-directed "No Other Land", which won Best Documentary at this year's Academy Awards.
The allies said Israel must "fully respect international law" and allow the flow of aid into the territory.
Humanitarians described an alarming situation in Gaza, amid a growing civilian death toll since Israel resumed aerial bombardment and ground operations this week after a six-week ceasefire.
After a ceasefire went into effect on January 19, the United Nations made progress with bringing food and medicine into Gaza.
On Monday afternoon, over 1,000 protesters gathered in New York to express their outrage at Khalil's arrest.
The destruction came as Muslims marked the first Friday of the holy month of Ramadan.
The summit also called on Palestinian representation to be unified under the Palestine Liberation Organization.
"It's very good to rebuild Gaza as a riviera -- but with its people in it," said Varsen Aghabekian.
Now, in the relative safety of the community shelter, he feels "stuck here -- there's no place to return to, nothing left".
An internal Israeli army probe into the attack of October 7, 2023 released on Thursday acknowledged the military's "complete failure".
Presenting a fresh report on the rights situation in the Palestinian territories, Turk said Wednesday: "We urgently need to end the conflict."
"Palestinian civilians must be able to resume their lives, to rebuild, and to construct their future in Gaza," said Kaag.