The United Nations warns of an escalating crisis as Gazans flee their homes after Israel warned of a massive invasion. Gaza is without electricity and clean drinking water, and many are struggling to find food and shelter. “It’s a matter of survival and livelihood.
Following Israeli airstrikes, Palestinians flee Gaza City. Mohammed Talatene/ AP
Fight misinformation by subscribing to Mother Jones Daily’s completely newsletter and keeping up with important news. The UN is forewarning of an intensifying charitable crisis as thousands of Gazans have fled their homes in response to Israel’s warnings of a large ground invasion.
Some people are having trouble finding food and shelter, and Gaza is out of clean water and electricity. According to Phillippe Lazzarini, Commissioner-General of the UN Relief and Works Agency, the organization that supports and provides charitable assistance to Palestinians, it has” become a matter of life and death.” It is imperative that fuel be delivered right away to Gaza in order to provide water for two million people.
In the name of self-defense, Israel is trying to justify what would amount to tribal cleansing, Francesca Albanese, a UN expert on Israeli human rights, warned on Saturday.
Following a massive attack on Israel by Hamas, the organization that rules Gaza, next Saturday, almost half of Gaza’s population has been displaced over the past week. Since a total blockade started on Friday, the isolated area has never received any charitable aid. According to estimates, more than 1,300 Israelis and 1,900 Palestinians perished in the war that broke out following the surprise attack a week before. Residents are running away but have nowhere to go as the ground invasion is about to start.
Several British lawmakers and other officials have made an effort to show their support for Israel in the interim. President Joe Biden stated next week,” But, in this moment, we must be absolutely clear: We stand with Israel.” We support Israel. And we’ll see to it that Israel has everything it requires to protect its citizens, defend itself, and repel this attack.
In an effort to win over support for Israel, Secretary of State Anthony Blinken is on a tour of the Middle East, visiting at least seven nations. Chuck Schumer, the leader of the Senate Majority, is on a nonpartisan mission to Israel to meet with the country’s leaders and offer his support for the nation. According to Schumer, having a republican delegation led by the majority leader who firmly and unmistakably declares their support for Israel will have significant effects on Israelis. Democratic senators Bill Cassidy( La.) and he will both be present. and Democratic senators Jacky Rosen ( Nev. ) and Mark Kelly( Ariz. ), as well as Mitt Romney( Utah ).
Democrat lawmakers in the House apparently got into a fight over who should support Israel. And today, two far-right Republican lawmakers, Tom Tiffany of Wisconsin and Andy Ogles of Tennessee, announced plans to introduce legislation prohibiting Palestinian refugees from resettling in the US on the conventional website Breitbart. The” Guaranteeing Aggressors Zero Admission Act,” also known as the GAZA Act, would prevent the Biden administration from issuing visas to people using passports from the Palestinian Authority to flee the conflict.
Tiffany wrote on X, the previously known as Twitter platform, on Saturday,” We can’t let President Biden abuse our parole and visa rules to bring unvetted Palestinians into American communities the way he did with thousands of unschecked Afghans.”
We cannot allow President Biden to violate our parole and visa laws by allowing unscreened Palestinians to enter British communities in the same way that he did with thousands of unchecked Afghans.
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Tiffany and Ogles are apparently introducing the legislation to prevent similar resettlement in the wake of the Israel-Hamas war, while Biden assisted in resettling thousands of Afghan refugees.
However, there is a barrier that the lawmakers must overcome before their legislation can be implemented: House Republicans have been unable to elect another speaker since the removal of previous House Speaker Kevin McCarthy earlier this month. It is therefore unable to carry out any parliamentary work. The United Nations is warning of an intensifying humanitarian crisis as hundreds of thousands of Gazans have fled their homes in response to Israel’s warnings of a large ground invasion. Gaza has no electricity and is running out of fresh water, and many people are having trouble finding food and shelter. ” It has turned into a life-or-death situation.
The United Nations warns of an escalating crisis as Gazans flee their homes after Israel warned of a massive invasion. Gaza is without electricity and clean drinking water, and many are struggling to find food and shelter. “It’s a matter of survival and livelihood.
Palestinians flee Gaza City following Israeli air strikes.Mohammed Talatene/AP. Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.. As hundreds of thousands of Gazans have fled their homes in response to Israel’s warnings of a massive ground invasion, the United Nations is warning of an escalating humanitarian crisis.. Many are struggling to find shelter and food; Gaza has no electricity and is running out of clean drinking water. “It has become a matter of life and death,” said Phillippe Lazzarini, Commissioner-General of the UN Relief and Works Agency, the agency that provides support and humanitarian assistance to Palestinians, in a statement Saturday. “It is a must: Fuel needs to be delivered now into Gaza to make water available for two million people.”. On Saturday, Francesca Albanese, a UN expert on Palestinian human rights, warned, “In the name of self-defense, Israel is seeking to justify what would amount to ethnic cleansing.”. Nearly half of Gaza’s population has been displaced over the week following a massive attack on Israel by Hamas, the group that controls Gaza, last Saturday. The sequestered region has not received humanitarian aid since a complete blockade began on Friday. More than 1,300 Israelis and 1,900 Palestinians are estimated to have died in a war that erupted after the surprise attack a week ago. With the ground invasion set to begin soon, residents are fleeing but have few places to go.. Meanwhile, a number of American lawmakers and other officials have attempted to demonstrate their support for Israel. Last week, President Joe Biden said, “So, in this moment, we must be crystal clear: We stand with Israel. We stand with Israel. And we will make sure Israel has what it needs to take care of its citizens, defend itself, and respond to this attack.”. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken is on a tour of the Middle East, traveling to at least seven countries, in an attempt to generate support for Israel. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer is leading a bipartisan trip to Israel to meet with the nation’s leaders and express support for the country. “To have a bipartisan delegation, led by the majority leader saying strongly and unequivocally we’re with Israel is going to make a big difference to Israelis,” Schumer told the AP. He’ll be joined by Republican senators Bill Cassidy (La.) and Mitt Romney (Utah) and Democratic senators Jacky Rosen (Nev.), and Mark Kelly (Ariz.).. In the House, tensions reportedly erupted between Democratic lawmakers over support for Israel. And today, two far-right Republican lawmakers—Tom Tiffany (R-Wis.) and Andy Ogles (R-Tenn.)—announced plans on conservative outlet Breitbart to introduce legislation preventing Palestinian refugees from resettling in the United States. The “Guaranteeing Aggressors Zero Admission Act,” or the GAZA Act, would make it impossible for the Biden administration to issue visas to those fleeing the violence with Palestinian Authority passports.. “We can’t let President Biden abuse our parole and visa rules to bring unvetted Palestinians into American communities the way he did with thousands of unvetted Afghans,” Tiffany wrote Saturday on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter.. We can’t let President Biden abuse our parole and visa rules to bring unvetted Palestinians into American communities the way he did with thousands of unvetted Afghans.. I introduced the GAZA Act to protect America’s national security.https://t.co/wPCYFlCNps. — Rep. Tom Tiffany (@RepTiffany) October 14, 2023. Biden helped resettle thousands of Afghan refugees; Tiffany and Ogles are reportedly introducing the legislation to prevent similar resettlement in the wake of the Israel-Hamas war.. But the lawmakers have a hurdle to contend with before their legislation can get anywhere: After former House Speaker Rep. Kevin McCarthy was ousted earlier this month, House Republicans have been unable to agree on a new speaker. As a result, it cannot conduct any legislative work.
