CHRISTMAS DAY MASSACRES - CALL FOR A CEASEFIRE NOW

On the early morning hours on Christmas Day, Israel rained down white phosphorus on a populated area in Jenin, West Bank. The city of Burqa reported a mass detention of residents, including the elderly. They were taken to a citizen's home the IDF comandeered earlier. It's unknown what their fates are. Meanwhile in the Gaza strip, the Al-Aqsa Hospital recieved mass casualties from massacres near Maghazi and Bureij. Initial reports indicate at least 70 dead on arrival. The hospital reported not long after that multiple patients died due to the lack of medical supplies. What I found to be particularly tragic was the brutal execution of Jamil al-Meqdad's parents by the IDF in Gaza. Both he and his younger siblings were forced to witness their parents' torturous murder via stabbing on Christmas Day. This is only the briefest snapshot of the atrocities that have unfolded on Christmas. After these horrific acts took place, Netanyahu stated that the attacks will only intensify and this was "not close to being over". As of Christmas Day, approximately 20,600 to 28,000 Palestinians have been murdered since 10/7. The Israeli assault has already spread outside the Gaza Strip, and the barbarism against all Palestinians has only intensified with a pace that is incomprehensible. Every day brings new terrors. I cannot celebrate the birth of Christ whilst human beings are massacred in his homeland. The continuation of this genocide is unconscionable. We must have an immediate, permanent ceasefire. Unrestricted humanitarian aid must be allowed into Gaza. The magnitude of human suffering cannot be quantified. No child should have to witness the murder of their families. Make this stop. I am begging you to do the right thing.