A Kiwi pro-Palestine activist has ended his 19-day hunger strike, saying his "health is being affected".
Will Alexander, a former Shortland Street actor, said he's been contacted by "the people of Palestine" who supported his strike.
"As my health is being affected, they are asking me to stop," Alexander said in a statement on Wednesday.
Alexander earlier this month said he was on a zero-calorie diet because Israel had "violated international law for decades with full impunity granted by Western governments like New Zealand".
He also accused the New Zealand Government of being "complicit in an ongoing genocide committed by Israel against the Palestinian people".
Alexander began his protest on May 20.
"There is still work to do, but this hunger strike was never aiming to fix every problem. It has been about putting pressure on the Government to act," he said.
"They have felt that pressure and will continue to feel that pressure as we engage in new actions designed to keep the heat on the Government.
"In the meantime, we are launching a campaign to keep the pressure on every National MP in Aotearoa - check out my Instagram for more instructions."
After Alexander began the strike, New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon said his Government had "done the right thing" regarding the Israel-Gaza war.
"I think that's a real shame that he feels that's his course of action because I am actually very proud of the New Zealand Government's response," he told AM of Alexander. "I think we have been incredibly sensible and constructive, and we've actually been calling for peace in that situation for some time and it's a chance for me to say what we actually have done because I do want people to understand it.
"We have increased aid into the region very strongly, we have called for peace and negotiations and we have very strong export controls around defence companies selling defence things into places."
Israel has rejected allegations of genocide, accusing Hamas fighters of sheltering behind civilians.
