Elizabeth Warren Instagram – “The United States must act immediately to address the humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza,” Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Sen. Peter Welch (D-Vt.) write in an op-ed. “The role of the United States in this operation should be to get medical aid directly to hospitals by air and supplies of food, water and necessities to the shore. Humanitarian organizations must take over from there to distribute and utilize the supplies. In this intense conflict, the presence of U.S. troops or personnel on the ground inside Gaza would be an invitation to direct involvement in the conflict. We must not make that mistake.” Operation Gaza Relief would address four key needs: ◾️First, supply desperately needed medicine and medical equipment. The 11 partially functional hospitals remaining in Gaza cannot provide care needed by thousands of Palestinians with life-threatening injuries. ◾️Second, the impending famine must be stopped through immediate onshore deliveries of food. Extreme hunger is widespread after months of grossly inadequate deliveries. Nine out of 10 Palestinians are surviving on less than one meal a day. ◾️Third, address the acute water shortage. Contaminated water is already driving widespread illness; cholera and other diseases could spread quickly, with devastating effects. ◾️Fourth, provide safe shelter. The Netanyahu government has repeatedly directed Palestinians to locations that have subsequently come under military attack. Netanyahu’s threatened military operation in Rafah would cause massive and unacceptable additional displacement. 🔗Visit the link in the bio of @PostOpinions to read more. Washington D.C.