Celebrities urge President Biden to call for a ceasefire in Gaza - in a letter signed by Barbie's America Ferrera, Channing Tatum, Dua Lipa, Florence Pugh, Macklemore and more stars

Dozens of celebrities, including A-listers like America Ferrera, Channing Tatum, Dua Lipa and Florence Pugh, have come together to urge President Joe Biden to call for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. Speaking up: Dozens of celebrities, including A-listers like Channing Tatum, Dua Lipa, Florence Pugh and Cate Blanchett, have come together to urge President Joe Biden to call for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza They continued: 'We urge your administration, and all world leaders, to honor all of the lives in the Holy Land and call for and facilitate a ceasefire without delay – an end to the bombing of Gaza, and the safe release of hostages.' As the conflict between Israel and Hamas enters its third week, many Hollywood stars pleaded with Biden, 80, to help de-escalate the crisis in Gaza and Israel The public figures, who created a group called Artists4Ceasefire, wrote an open letter to the president, which explains they 'come together as artists and advocates, but most importantly as human beings witnessing the devastating loss of lives and unfolding horrors in Israel and Palestine' Not backing down: Previously, one of the signees, America Ferrera, called for a ceasefire during a powerful speech at GLAMOUR's Women of the Year Awards as she was honored as one of the publication's Women of the Year Previously, Ferrera, called for a ceasefire during a powerful speech at GLAMOUR's Women of the Year Awards as she was honored as one of the publication's Women of the Year. As for what prompted the stars' letter, the signees said they 'refuse to tell future generations the story of' their silence or that they 'stood by and did nothing' The letter included harrowing statistics that since the the militant group Hamas launched an unprecedented incursion from air, land and sea on Israel, resulting in the death of at least 1,400 people, '6,000 bombs have been dropped on Gaza' At the briefing, he was asked about a call by UN agencies for a 'humanitarian cease fire.'