Gaza is on the brink of a catastrophic man-made famine.

 

Starvation is already widespread; one in three people are going days at a time without food, and children are dying daily of hunger-related causes. After imposing a full blockade for months, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu is now letting in only a fraction of the aid needed, and the current distribution sites are functioning as nightmarish death traps. Over 1,000 Palestinians trying to feed themselves and their families have been killed by Israeli forces (and possibly US contractors) since May.1 The images are so heartbreaking, the situation so dire, that we are beginning to see calls for action from across the ideological spectrum. Even Trump has publicly broken with Netanyahu over the images on his TV. But words mean little. Our elected leaders from both parties need to demand that Trump use US leverage to address this manufactured humanitarian crisis immediately. Call your senators. Tell them to push Trump to actually deliver on his offer to increase humanitarian aid and ensure that aid is safely delivered by trusted third parties. Then, call your representative. This is the bare minimum. If the US used all its leverage (as we’ve long called for), it could achieve a ceasefire, end what we -- and leading international human rights groups -- consider to be an ongoing genocide, and secure the release of all the hostages.2 Tragically and infuriatingly, we have neither a president nor a Congress at this time remotely willing to do so. But most Democrats and an increasing number of Republicans in Congress do agree that this intentional starvation of civilians must end. And now that Trump has echoed those sentiments, Congress must loudly call on him to follow through with action. Tell your senators to demand immediate action to end the intentional starvation of Gaza. In solidarity, Indivisible Team P.S. Netanyahu’s restrictions are making it difficult for World Central Kitchen to do its work, but it remains on the ground in Gaza offering hot meals. Please consider a donation to support its heroic mission. [1] US contractors say their colleagues are firing live ammo as Palestinians seek food in Gaza, AP, 7/2/2025 [2] That list includes Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, Doctors Without Borders, and leading Israeli human rights org B'Tselem.