Overview

• The Management Committee accuses the Netanyahu government of committing "genocide" and details alleged abuses including killing civilians and aid workers, using starvation, hindering aid, mass displacement, razing buildings, and bombing hospitals.
• The letter also condemns Hamas’s Oct. 7 attack and demands an immediate ceasefire and the release of all hostages held by Hamas.
• The statement was released as the festival announced 73rd edition details, naming J. A. Bayona as jury president with Laura Carreira, Gia Coppola, Zhou Dongyu, Mark Strong and Anne-Dominique Toussaint.
• Coverage describes the declaration as an unusual institution-wide stance for a major festival, contrasting with individual social media statements by other festival leaders.
• The announcement precedes the Sept. 19–27 event and lands amid recent Gaza-related protests in Spain, reflecting San Sebastián’s long record of political engagement.