Permit humanitarian aid corridors to Gaza to prevent catastrophe.

The escalating violence in Gaza has reached catastrophic levels, with at least 51 Palestinians killed and 503 injured in just the past 24 hours due to Israeli attacks. Most horrifically, dozens of starving Palestinians seeking food aid have been killed by Israeli forces near distribution points set up by the US-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation. This senseless loss of life among the most vulnerable is unconscionable. Immediate action must be taken to facilitate the unfettered entry of humanitarian aid into Gaza to address the dire circumstances and prevent further suffering and loss of life. The starvation and desperation of the Palestinian people in Gaza is a crisis situation that demands an urgent response from the international community. Permit humanitarian aid corridors into Gaza now to uphold the most basic standards of human rights and dignity.