Monday, August 4, 2014

Crisis in Gaza & Israel: Halt arms supplies

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A Palestinian child in the northern Gaza Strip (MAHMUD HAMS/AFP/Getty Images).
Amnesty is spearheading a global campaign to halt arms supplies to Israel, Hamas and other armed Palestinian groups.
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Dear Tracy,

Nowhere is safe in Gaza - homes, parks, power plants and schools have all been damaged or destroyed.

Israeli tank fire and air strikes continue to bombard the region as Israel's ground offensive enters its 23rd day. Since Israel's "Operation Protective Edge" began, over 1,000 Palestinians - more than 200 of them children - have been killed.

At the same time, armed Palestinian groups, including Hamas, continue to lob indiscriminate rockets into Israel, killing three civilians, wounding others, and damaging property.

Indiscriminate and disproportionate attacks against civilians like these are prohibited under international law.

Amnesty is investigating these war crimes and spearheading a global campaign to halt all arms supplies to Israel, Hamas and other armed Palestinian groups. The U.S. must do its part and stop sending weapons to Israel.

Donate to support Amnesty's work to bring accountability and justice to all victims of this conflict.

With Israel's ground invasion, the number of civilian casualties has skyrocketed. Gaza's already crippled infrastructure has been decimated. Meanwhile, thousands of Israelis live in fear of death or injury from indiscriminate rocket fire by Palestinian armed groups.

Help support our efforts to defend human rights.

In solidarity,

Sunjeev Bery
Advocacy Director, Middle East North Africa
Amnesty International USA

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