U.S. Senator demands “a massive surge” in infant formula and sends aid to Gaza | Gaza

Five Democrats U.S. Senator asks Secretary of State Marco Rubio Promote an immediate “mass surge” of infant formula and humanitarian aid to Gaza, where babies die of hunger.

The letter was led by Arizona Democrat Ruben Gallego and obtained by Guardian, while the city of Gaza and its surrounding areas have been formally classified as the official classification of international monitors’ experience of famine. More than 300 people, including at least 119 children Died from hunger According to health authorities, it has been in Gaza since October 2023.

The letter was also signed by Sen. Peter Welch of Vermont, Tim Kaine of Virginia, Mark Kelly of Arizona and Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts.

In the next few days, the situation may worsen significantly Israel announced on Friday As the military prepares for new ground operations, it will no longer suspend combat to allow assistance in the city of Gaza.

“We write to you today, urgently for the serious crisis in babies Gaza Faced with the consequences of strict restrictions on entry and distribution of humanitarian aid,” the senator wrote in his letter, “called for the United States to use its “full strength and authority” to meet the moral obligations they describe.

The Senate letters last week followed a similar appeal from more than 100 House Democrats led by Ayanna Pressley and Brittany Pettersen. First of all, Infant formulas surged, transporting them to Gaza.

August Report on saving the child It was found that 43% of women who were pregnant and breastfeeding in Gaza were malnourished. According to late August Reuters/ipsos polling.

Israeli authorities blocked all aid from entering the territory between March and May, and then replaced the UN Aid System with the U.S. and Israel-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation – a small part of the foundation at the previous level and excluded the baby formula from four highly militarized sites nearby, which have been shot and killed hundreds of food seeking food. The report of the United Nations Human Rights Office in early August Recorded 859 people Since its launch in May, the business surrounding GHF has been killed.

World Food Program Tell more food trucks Thursday Being able to enter Gaza in the last few days after the growing global pressure movement, this growth remains far below 500-600 The United Nations says it is necessary to enter a crisis every day. Israel announced on Friday that it would no longer achieve aid delivery could lead to any progress.

The senator said malnourished mothers were unable to maintain breastfeeding, which made the formula “in many cases, infant survival is the only option.” Volunteer doctors enter Gaza have Report Israeli authorities confiscate infant formula from their luggage at the border.

Gallego recently returned from a parent-child holiday after welcoming a young son in June. He continued to vote in the Senate.

The Senator wrote to Rubio, we call you not only as a government official, but also as a parent, not only as you as a government official. “No child should face the despair and suffering we witness in Gaza in real time. ”

The letter reflects careful evolution of Galego and the broader party’s policy towards Gaza, as polls show voter Democrats’ opposition to the Israeli war. Arizona Senator has been operating TV commercials in Iowa and has visited the state amid speculation that the presidential bid in 2028, especially without vote In Bernie Sanders’ shared resolution to block Israeli arms sales last month, 47 Senate Democrats voted to block the sale of assault rifles to Israel and voted to block bomb sales. Galgo later said he wasReassessment” and will study regulation assistance.

But the movement within the party is slowly going on. At a Democratic National Committee gathering in Minneapolis this week, Progress called for an arms embargo on Israel, and initially passed a medium ceasefire resolution but was later withdrawn to maintain party unity.

Voters are much less divided: A Quinnipiac survey in late August found 60% of registered voters Opposes to provide more military aid to Israel, the highest opposition recorded so far. The same poll shows that half of the U.S. voters (and 77% of Democrats) now believe Israel is committing genocide in Gaza.

Integrated Food Security Stage Classification (IPC) system, the world’s most important global hunger monitor says In analysis Last week, more than one million Palestinians in Gaza were experiencing famine and that number is expected to increase. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called the report’s findings “A complete lie”, together with the government suggestion IPC reports using incomplete data.

Senators asked Rubio to act quickly and demand a written response by September 1. They called on all travels across Gaza to reopen humanitarian aid immediately and demanded that Israel “greatly expand” access.

“This moment requires moral clarity and decisive action,” they wrote. “We must use leverage to ensure that the most vulnerable are protected.”