Hi,

As you read this email, half a million people in Gaza are facing the
immediate threat of death by starvation as a result of Israel's ongoing
siege.^1

The destruction of Gaza's health care infrastructure has led to outbreaks
of preventable deadly diseases, including polio, Hepatitis A, and
dysentery.^2

Meanwhile, the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) continue to obstruct the
delivery of humanitarian aid, and recently, the IDF sparked international
outrage by blowing up a major drinking water reservoir in Rafah.^3

Without an immediate ceasefire, the total number killed in Gaza could soon
exceed 180,000, including deaths caused by violence, disease, starvation,
and other war-related reasons.^4

Demand Progress Action, along with over 40 organizations, has already
mobilized more than 150,000 calls, emails, and petition signatures to
policymakers, demanding an end to the bloodshed. Now, with so many
Palestinians on the brink of starvation, we must turn up the pressure.

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our work, including pushing for an immediate, permanent ceasefire in Gaza?

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In the words of a senior U.N. humanitarian official who visited Gaza
recently, "More than two million people in Gaza remain trapped in an
endless nightmare of death and destruction on a staggering scale."^5

Nearly 40,000 people have been killed, the majority women and children.
Nearly 2 million people — 90 percent of the population — have been
displaced.^6 At least 10,000 are missing and presumed dead in the
rubble.^7

As Israel's main weapons provider and political patron, the U.S. has the
leverage to force Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to agree to a
ceasefire.

But instead, Netanyahu was given a hero's welcome in Congress, even as he
smeared anti-war Americans as pro-Hamas "idiots."^8 And with the killing
of Hamas' lead representative in ceasefire negotiations and war expanding
to Lebanon, the Golan Heights, and the West Bank, the threat of an even
wider war looms larger than ever.^9

In the face of such unimaginable suffering, we must make our voices heard
and demand that the U.S. use its leverage to push for an immediate,
permanent ceasefire in Gaza.

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demanding an immediate, permanent ceasefire in Gaza?

With gratitude,

The team at Demand Progress Action

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Sources:
1. United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs,
"Reported impact snapshot | Gaza Strip (31 July 2024)," [ [link removed] ]July 31, 2024.
2. CBC, "Gaza's Health Ministry has declared a polio epidemic. What does
it mean for the territory?," [ [link removed] ]July 30, 2024.
3. Haaretz, "Israeli Army Commanders Gave Order to Blow Up Rafah
Reservoir. IDF Suspects Breach of Int'l Law," [ [link removed] ]July 29, 2024.
4. The Lancet, "Counting the dead in Gaza: difficult but essential,"
[ [link removed] ]July 5, 2024.
5. United Nations, "'Endless nightmare' of death and destruction in Gaza,
UN officials tell Security Council," [ [link removed] ]July 26, 2024.
6. United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs,
"Reported impact snapshot | Gaza Strip (31 July 2024)," [ [link removed] ]July 31, 2024.
7. Reuters, "Gaza death toll: how many Palestinians has Israel's campaign
killed," [ [link removed] ]July 10, 2024.
8. The Intercept, "Netanyahu Insulted and Smeared the Pro-Palestine
Protest Movement. Congress Clapped.," [ [link removed] ]July 24, 2024.
9. Axios, "U.S. concerned Hamas leader's assassination could derail Gaza
hostage-ceasefire talks," [ [link removed] ]July 31, 2024.
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