John, there have been several crucial updates on the situation in Gaza and Lebanon this week.
First, Amnesty International concluded that Israel is committing genocide.
In the same week, Israeli forces killed more humanitarian aid workers, including three World Central Kitchen workers, one staffer with Save the Children, and Palestinian chef Mahmoud al-Madhoun, who fed over 3,000 people a day through the Gaza Soup Kitchen. More humanitarian workers have been killed in 2024 than any other year on record, with two-thirds of them being killed by Israel’s military.
Another disturbing statistic? According to the United Nations, Gaza now has the highest number of child amputees per capita in the world, with “many losing limbs and undergoing surgeries without anesthesia.”
Meanwhile, Israel has violated its ceasefire agreement with Hezbollah at least 100 times and has continued to bombard residential neighborhoods in southern Lebanon, killing at least 11 people.
Each day that passes with inaction from Biden, the more loss of life and destruction that will be inflicted by Israel’s right-wing government.
In solidarity,
Justice Democrats