Hi -- We're resending the email below because the Gaza Health
Ministry just announced that the death toll in Gaza has reached 40,000,
and we must keep pushing to demand a ceasefire now.
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Hi,
Last Friday, the Biden administration approved $3.5 billion in military
aid to Israel.^1
Just hours later, the Israeli Defense Forces bombed a
school-turned-shelter in Gaza, killing more than 100 people. Paramedics on
the scene described the bodies of women and children "ripped to pieces."^2
At the same time, half a million people in Gaza are literally starving, as
Israel continues to severely restrict food, water, and other humanitarian
aid.^3
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. In the face of such horrific bloodshed, we must keep pushing
the U.S. to use its influence over Israel to achieve an immediate,
permanent ceasefire.
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including demanding an immediate, permanent ceasefire in Gaza?
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Nearly 40,000 people have been killed in Gaza, according to the Gaza
Health Ministry, the majority women and children. However, even U.S.
officials admit that this number is almost surely an undercount, as at
least 10,000 are missing and presumed dead in the rubble.^4
Worse yet, with 90 percent of the population displaced and virtually the
entire civilian infrastructure of Gaza destroyed, experts project that the
complete death toll could soon exceed 180,000, when deaths caused by
violence, disease, starvation, and the lack of health services are
included.^5,6
Meanwhile, Netanyahu has steadfastly refused to support the U.S.-backed
ceasefire proposals, even as the family members of Israeli hostages demand
he negotiate a deal.^7
The U.S. has the power to demand Netanyahu come to the table and agree to
a ceasefire. With so many dead or dying, President Biden must act now.
Demand Progress Action has already mobilized more than 150,000 calls,
emails, and petition signatures to policymakers demanding just that. Now,
with so many on the brink of starvation, we must turn up the pressure.
[ [link removed] ]Will you make a donation of $10 to help support our work,
including urging President Biden to use his leverage to demand an
immediate, permanent ceasefire in Gaza?
With gratitude,
The team at Demand Progress Action
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Sources:
1. Reuters, "US releases $3.5 billion to Israel to spend on US weapons,
military equipment," [ [link removed] ]August 9, 2024.
2. Al Jazeera, "Israeli attack on Gaza school renews calls for US to end
support for Israel," [ [link removed] ]August 10, 2024.
3. United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs,
"Reported impact snapshot | Gaza Strip (14 August 2024)," [ [link removed] ]August 14,
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 6ouncil," [ [link removed] ]July 26, 2024.
6. United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs,
"Reported impact snapshot | Gaza Strip (14 August 2024)," [ [link removed] ]August 14,
2024.
7. CNN, "Hamas leader Sinwar wants a ceasefire deal, mediators say, but
Netanyahu's stance unclear," [ [link removed] ]August 12, 2024.
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