# French actress Catherine Deneuve has joined over 900 celebrities who have signed an open letter denouncing the alleged genocide in Gaza. The petition began circulating during the buildup to the Cannes film festival. Other signatories include “Schindler’s List” star Ralph Fiennes, Juliette Binoche, Jonathan Glazer, “Lupin” star Omar Sy, Richard Gere, Susan Sarandon, Pedro Almodovar and Mark Ruffalo. The initiative, called “Artists for Fatem”, was sparked by the killing of Palestinian photojournalist Fatima “Fatem” Hassouna, who was the subject of a documentary that premiered at Cannes.
More celebrities sign open letter denouncing ‘genocide’ in Gaza