By Caleigh Montoya, Staff Writer
Please continue to take action by pressuring our elected officials to call for a ceasefire, keep supporting Palestine in any way, and keep speaking about the horrors occurring there. The information below is only a snapshot of what is going on. Palestine needs our support!
More than 35,500 CIVILIANS in Gaza have been murdered by Israeli occupation forces starting the 7th of October. More than 14,000 children, 340 medical staff, and 134 journalists have been killed. 92% of those killed in Gaza are civilians. More than 70,000 people have been injured.
The United Nations has documented attacks on at least 187 places of worship, 123 ambulances, 392 educational facilities, 11 bakeries, and 199 Gaza heritage sites. More than 70,000 housing units have been destroyed. There are now only 11 PARTIALLY functioning hospitals in Gaza.
Israel refuses to allow or give sufficient humanitarian aid to Gaza, forcing many Palestinians into starvation. Gaza is in the top 3 hunger categories with an extreme level of hunger.
On February 12th, the United States Senate passed an “aid” package that gave Israel $14 billion in funding.