1. United States
2. Calif.
3. Letter

Storm Byron in Gaza brings floods, strong winds, and hail where over half the population live in makeshift tents. There is raw footage of the gale winds bursting through wallless shelters as the tarp roofs flail or fly off completely, exposing the already flooded grounds of the area. Five infant deaths have already been reported due to hypothermia, literally freezing to death. A doctor wraps babies in plastic bags in an effort to keep them warm because they have nothing else to use. A mother said her warmth wasn’t enough to keep her baby alive. A newborn. An 8 month old. A 2 month old. A 29 day old. A 2 week old. Now dead because the IOF is blocking shelter and aid from entering. This is the third winter the people of Gaza will endure during the ongoing genocide. Over 20,000 children have already been killed since October 2023. And the IOF CONTINUE TO BLOCK INCOMING AID for the 2 million people it illegally and militarily occupies DESPITE THE ‘CEASEFIRE.’ Blocking shelter during winter violates International Humanitarian Law, the Geneva Conventions, and collective punishment is a WAR CRIME. I am demanding immediate unimpeded access for ALL aid from humanitarian organizations. End the IOF blockades by: 1) Imposing full, comprehensive sanctions on Israel NOW. Enforce a complete two-way trade embargo, ending all import and export activity NOW. 2) Immediately end all arms sales and intelligence cooperation. Act now before more babies die. Their deaths will be on your hands.