Gaza Bombardment
Life for Palestinians in Gaza continues to deteriorate at unprecedented levels due to Israeli aggression and violence
- At least 100 Palestinians children have been killed/injured each day in Gaza since Israeli broke the ceasefire ~ head of UNRWA [Al Jazeera]
- 4/3 – Since March 1st, Israel has killed >1,200 Palestinians, including 320 children [U.N.]
- 4/3 – Gaza faces ‘largest orphan crisis’ in modern history; over 39,000 children have lost one or both parents [Al Jazeera]
- Various attacks kill many – 27 in a school building [Reuters]; 33 in a repurposed school [Al Jazeera]; 22 at an UNRWA clinic sheltering refugees [Al Jazeera]; 6 people in an air strike on Khan Younis and 6 others in a raid on Beit Hanoun [Al Jazeera]; 35 elsewhere [Reuters]
Israel continues to ravage Gaza since it broke the ceasefire on Tuesday 3/18, killing thousands, making even more homeless, and blocking aid.
- 3/30 – Israeli forces fire tear gas at Palestinians visiting graves during Eid. [Al Jazeera]
- 3/31 – 15 emergency and aid workers’ bodies have been found in Rafah, including PRCS, Civil Defense, and UN members. [Reuters], with video evidence showing their last moments released on 4/5. [Al Jazeera]
- 3/31 – Israel has issued forced evacuation orders for Rafah, forcing hundreds of thousands to be displaced; it said large areas of the enclave would be seized and added to security zones. [AP]
- 4/1 – World Food Programme warns Gaza will run out of food in two weeks due to Israeli blockade [Al Jazeera]
The occupied West Bank remains under attack
- 4/3 – Two Palestinians have been shot and wounded by Israeli soldiers during a raid west of Bethlehem, West Bank. [Al Jazeera]
Israel’s Atrocities Spread
Israel has continued to use its arsenal of destruction upon the neighboring Middle East
- 4/1 – Lebanese leaders condemn an Israeli airstrike on Hezbollah official, citing the break of U.N. Resolution 1701. [Reuters]
- 4/2 – Israel launches air attacks on Syria’s Damascus and Hama; 9 killed by Israel in the south. [Al Jazeera]
- 4/3 – Israel launches deadly ground incursion on Syria; U.N. warns of violations of international law [Al Jazeera]
- 4/4 – Yemeni families destroyed by U.S. airstrikes [Al Jazeera]
U.S. Remains Complicit
The U.S. has continued to fund the Gazan genocide, while its students continue struggling through activism.
- 3/31 – In Massachusetts, a federal judge temporarily barred the deportation of Rumeysa Ozturk (Tufts) [Reuters]
- 3/31 – Joining others throughout the nation, Columbia students are fighting back against ICE deportation threats [Mondoweiss]
- 4/1 – Momodou Taal (Cornell), who participated in pro-Palestinian protests, said he was leaving the U.S. out of fear of detention and threats to his personal safety. [Reuters]
- 4/1 – Mahmoud Khalil (Columbia) may continue to challenge his arrest’s legality in New Jersey, rather than Louisiana where he is held. [Reuters]
- 4/3 – The U.S. Senate overwhelmingly rejected a bid to block $8.8B in arms sales to Israel over the Gazan human rights crisis. [Reuters]
- 4/4 – State Department notifies $24M rifle sale to Israel [Reuters]
Takeaways
Israel’s terror in Palestine is only increasing, and it is funded by us Americans.
As your constituents…
- We expect you to recognize international law as legitimate
- We expect to not support violations of those international laws
- We expect to feel safe in our own country and towns