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An Open Letter

To: Sen. Padilla, Pres. Trump, Rep. Jacobs, Sen. Schiff

From: A constituent in San Diego, CA

November 29

Israel has violated the recent Gaza ceasefire agreement 497 times since October 10th 2025, killing at least 342 Palestinian civilians, including 67 children, and wounding more than 875. Israeli violations since Oct 10th include 142 shootings targeting civilians, homes and packed displacement tents; 21 ground incursions beyond the “yellow line”; 228 air, artillery and ground strikes; and 100 demolitions of civilian homes and structures. On 22nd November alone, Israel violated the ceasefire 27 times and killed 24 people in Gaza, including two entire families. 87 people were wounded. Israel’s total disregard for the ceasefire and for human life in Gaza is not surprising. Since the ceasefire agreement with Lebanon came into effect in November 2024, Israel has violated that ceasefire over 10,000 times. According to the UN Interim Force in Lebanon, which monitors incidents north of the Blue Line, more than 7,500 aerial violations and almost 2,500 ground violations by Israeli forces have been reported since the ceasefire took effect. Israel’s unabated slaughter in Gaza continues what UN experts and every major human rights organisation have described as a genocide. The official death toll from the Gaza genocide continues to rise, with at least 69,546 people killed, and tens of thousands likely still trapped under the rubble and thousands more uncounted for. Political cover, arms sales, and intelligence cooperation must end. We must end our complicity and ties with the designated apartheid state committing genocide. Impose full, comprehensive sanctions on Israel. Enforce a complete two-way trade embargo, ending all import and export activity. Immediately end all arms sales and intelligence cooperation. Ensure unimpeded access for aid and humanitarian organisations.

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