Hi,

More than 600,000 Palestinians have fled the southern Gaza city of Rafah
over the past week to escape a ground invasion of this tiny enclave on the
Egyptian border.^1

Meanwhile, the Israeli Defense Forces have escalated attacks elsewhere in
Gaza, including bombing the Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza, where
some of those fleeing Rafah had just taken shelter.^2

And with parts of Gaza in "full-blown famine," Israel has shut down the
two remaining border crossings that aid organizations had been using to
deliver food, water, and medicine.^3,4

President Biden has the leverage to demand a ceasefire — and he's begun
using it, temporarily withholding some offensive weapons to prevent an
attack on Rafah. But we need to keep making our voices heard and demand
that President Biden listen to the majority of Americans who support a
ceasefire in Gaza and don't want to fund further attacks on civilians.

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urging President Biden to use his leverage to stop the ground invasion of
Rafah and demand a ceasefire?

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The scale of human suffering in Gaza is truly unfathomable.

According to the U.N., an estimated 35,000 people have been killed, the
majority women and children.^5 An additional 10,000 or more are missing
and presumed dead in the rubble.^6

Meanwhile, virtually the entire population of Gaza is now suffering from
malnutrition, with 1.1 million at risk of death by starvation within the
next two months.^7

With the health care infrastructure of Gaza in shambles and nowhere else
to go, the World Health Organization warns that a ground invasion of Rafah
would be a "bloodbath" for civilians, children, and aid workers.^8

President Biden can halt this ongoing tragedy and compel Israel to come
back to the negotiating table by withholding the billions in military aid
authorized by Congress. But Republicans and Democratic pro-Israel war
hawks are all pressuring President Biden to drop his objections and resume
providing unlimited, unrestricted military aid to Benjamin Netanyahu
immediately.^9

That's why it's so critical that we make our voices heard now. Demand
Progress Action has mobilized tens of thousands of people to call their
members of Congress and sign petitions demanding a ceasefire.

[ [link removed] ]Please donate $10 to support our work, including urging
President Biden to withhold military aid to Israel until Benjamin
Netanyahu calls off the invasion of Rafah and reopens border crossings to
allow humanitarian aid into Gaza.

With gratitude,

The team at Demand Progress Action

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Sources:
1. U.N. News, "Gaza: 600,000 displaced from Rafah," [ [link removed] ]May 15, 2024.
2. Middle East Eye, "War on Gaza: Israeli bombing kills 40 in Nuseirat as
Jabalia and Rafah fighting rages," [ [link removed] ]May 14, 2024.
3. The New York Times, "Parts of Gaza in 'Full-Blown Famine,' U.N. Aid
Official Says," [ [link removed] ]May 4, 2024.
4. The New York Times, "Israel's Closures of 2 Gaza Border Crossings
Prompt Alarm Over Humanitarian Aid," [ [link removed] ]May 7, 2024.
5. CNN, "UN says total number of deaths in Gaza remains unchanged after
controversy over revised data," [ [link removed] ]May 14, 2024.
6. Reuters, "Gaza death toll: how many Palestinians has Israel's campaign
killed," [ [link removed] ]May 14, 2024.
7. United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs,
"Hostilities in the Gaza Strip and Israel — reported impact," [ [link removed] ]May 6,
2024.
8. World Health Organization, "Rafah incursion would substantially
increase mortality and morbidity and further weaken an already broken
health system," [ [link removed] ]May 3, 2024.
9. Axios, "Congress plans all-out brawl with Biden over pausing Israel
arms transfers," [ [link removed] ]May 11, 2024.
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