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US Aid Withdrawal Is Starving Gaza. It Must Be Restored.
To feed children, treat the wounded, and save innocent lives, the US must restore UNRWA’s funding.
![Palestinians wait for a humanitarian aid airdrop at the beach in Deir al Balah, Gaza, on February 27, 2024.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/03/GettyImages-2035900156-400x300.jpg)
More Palestinian Children Die of Starvation as Israel Continues to Block Aid
Critics call Biden's aid airdrops “humanitarian aid theatre” that does little to end Israeli bombardment and starvation.
![A digital illustration of a woman holding her daughter as they huddle together in a tent outside of their foreclosed home, as a police officer approaches them with crossed arms, his gun clearly visible.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/03/2024_0301-homelessmess-400x300.jpg)
I’ve Been Unhoused. It Could Happen to You. Let’s Stop Criminalizing It.
The push to criminalize the unhoused should be treated as a threat to us all.
![Thousands of demonstrators march through the downtown streets to protest the death toll inflicted on Palestinians during the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza on October 28, 2023, in Los Angeles, California.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/03/2024_0301-palestine-protest-400x300.jpg)
Millions Plan to Take Part in Global March Calling for Israeli Ceasefire in Gaza
Israel’s genocide in Gaza has killed over 30,000 Palestinians so far, with thousands more buried under the rubble.
![Representatives Ilhan Omar (center), Democrat of Minnesota, speaks alongside Rashida Tlaib (2nd right) and Cori Bush (left) during a press conference with union leaders and supporters of a ceasefire in Gaza outside the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on December 14, 2023.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/03/2024_0301-bush-omar-tlaib-400x300.jpg)
Progressives Demand That Biden Stop “Greenlighting the Massacre of Palestinians”
“There is nothing fringe or radical about supporting basic human rights,” the lawmakers said.
![An aerial view of Palestinians performing Friday prayers among the rubble of the Al-Farooq Mosque, destroyed in an Israeli attack, on March 1, 2024, in Rafah, Gaza.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/03/2024_0301-rafah-400x300.jpg)
Western Support for Genocide in Gaza Undermines Human Rights Everywhere
We must resist the hypocrisy of Western governments deciding when international law applies and when it does not.
![Palestinians hold out their empty containers to be filled with food, distributed by charity organizations, behind bars since they are unable to obtain basic food supplies due to the embargo imposed by Israeli forces in Rafah, Gaza, on February 25, 2024.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/02/2024_0229-gaza-food-400x300.jpg)
IDF Kills 100 in Food Line in Gaza After 9 Children Starve to Death in 1 Day
The UNRWA has reported that aid entering Gaza has been cut in half over the last month, from already dismal amounts.
![Palestinian children stand amid the rubble of a building in the Maghazi camp for Palestinian refugees, which was severely damaged by Israeli bombardment, in the central Gaza Strip on February 27, 2024.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/02/2024_0228-gaza-y-400x300.jpg)
Israel Made False Claims About Its Own Evidence in ICJ Defense, Analysis Finds
In one example, Israel claimed an image showed aid trucks entering Gaza when they were actually driving away.
![Palestinian children wait for the food with pots as Palestinian people survive under difficult conditions at Jabalia Refugee Camp in Gaza on February 26, 2024.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/02/2024_0227-gaza-s-400x300.jpg)
UN Human Rights Expert Says Israel Is Committing Genocide in Gaza
“The state of Israel in its entirety is culpable” in genocide, the UN’s top expert on food rights said.
![Jewish demonstrators and their allies engaged in a protest in the lobby at 30 Rockefeller Center on February 26, 2024, the same day President Joe Biden planned to be interviewed by NBC late night host Seth Myers.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/02/2024_0227-jvp-02-400x300.jpg)
Jewish Voice for Peace Protest at 30 Rock Precedes Biden’s “Late Night” Appearance
Around 50 participants in the protest were arrested before Biden's interview on the NBC program.