This is the third publication under the First Committee Monitor Vol. 21 series developed by Reaching Critical Will, WILPF’s Disarmament Programme. Throughout October, UN member states convene in the General Assembly’s First Committee on Disarmament and International Security to discuss matters of weapons and war. With the explosion of violence in Israel and Palestine last weekend, WILPF’s Disarmament Programme, Reaching Critical Will is calling on all states to prevent the genocide of Palestinians, including by working for an immediate ceasefire, stopping arms transfers and military aid to and from Israel, and compelling Israel to end its bombardment and siege of Gaza and its use of white phosphorus.