Immediate Action Needed to Address Humanitarian Crisis in Gaza
As Israel escalates its siege in northern Gaza, backed by U.S. weapons, the humanitarian crisis is worsening at an alarming rate. Over 100 Palestinians have been killed since the weekend, and more than 350 patients are trapped in three partially operational hospitals: the Indonesian, Al-Awda, and Kamal Adwan hospitals. Dr. Ayaz Pathan, an emergency physician recently in Gaza, described the tragic situation where people are dying from preventable infections due to the lack of basic medical supplies.
Israel’s recent airstrikes have killed women and children in places like Beit Lahia and the Jabaliya refugee camp. Hospitals are under siege, and critical infrastructure, including water systems, is being systematically destroyed. Four water engineers, traveling in a clearly marked vehicle to repair Gaza’s water infrastructure, were killed by Israeli forces. The collapse of Gaza’s water supply is leading to the rapid spread of diseases, adding to the suffering of civilians.
Health officials warn that the situation is spiraling out of control as medical NGOs are being blocked from entering Gaza. The Palestinian Authority has labeled the escalating violence as genocide, citing the siege, forced displacement, mass killings, starvation, and the destruction of essential services.
It is time for immediate international intervention to prevent further loss of life. Gaza’s civilians are enduring immense suffering, and our government’s continued military support for Israel makes the U.S. complicit in this unfolding genocide. It is long past time to stop conflating this mass killing with “Israel’s right to defend itself.”
Mr. President and Madam Vice President, don’t Palestinians have the right to defend themselves from these atrocities? The U.S. must stop supplying weapons of mass destruction that fuel these horrors and take a moral stand for humanity.
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