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US Doctors in Gaza Call for Immediate Ceasefire and Arms Embargo

45 American medical professionals urge Biden administration to address humanitarian crisis and alleged targeting of civilians.

Palestinian children search through the rubble of their home a day after an operation by the Israeli Special Forces in the Nuseirat camp, in the central Gaza Strip on June 9.
A wounded Palestinian man, who was evacuated from the European Hospital after the Israel army ordered Palestinians to evacuate the eastern part of Khan Younis, lies on a stretcher on the floor at Nasser Hospital, in the southern Gaza Strip on July 2.
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Overview

  • Medical volunteers report widespread injuries among children, including deliberate targeting.
  • Letter cites evidence of higher death toll than official figures, exceeding 92,000.
  • Doctors describe dire conditions in Gaza hospitals, lacking basic supplies and sanitation.
  • Healthcare workers emphasize the urgent need for international intervention and monitoring.
  • Biden administration faces increasing pressure to push for a ceasefire and reassess military aid to Israel.