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...resolution—which passed by a vote of eight to zero with one abstention—specifically urges the United States government to press for a cease-fire on both sides, an end to the economic blockade of the Gaza Strip, access for journalists, and access to humanitarian...
...Cambridge City Council passed a resolution on Monday calling for “an immediate end to all attacks on civilians on both sides” in the latest outpouring of violence between Israel and Palestine in the Gaza Strip...
...Leave your homes for your own safety! Gather in the center of your town! This is the IDF [Israel Defense Forces]!" And even if you decide to give up both TV and radio, these messages will get to you through the phone. Almost all the residents of the Gaza Strip have been receiving recorded messages from the IDF over the phone, telling us we will pay a high price for the actions of Palestinian fighters. There's nothing we can do - phones are indispensable; we need to keep in touch with family and friends...
...where are the residents of these areas supposed to go for safety? There has already been a massive influx of people from the northern half of the Gaza Strip into Gaza City, while the thousands of families in the southern and eastern areas of Rafah have left their homes to be destroyed by Israeli forces there, moving farther inward. Some people stay with relatives or friends. Almost every one of the 80 apartments in my building complex is already accommodating more than one refugee family, as are most homes in the city, and the United Nations Relief and Works Agency...
Many families have nowhere to go and end up staying in their homes. These people would leave if they could, but the Gaza Strip is sealed off from all directions and surrounded by the Israeli military forces. So while Israel claims to "warn" them prior to destroying their homes over their heads, in reality they are not giving them any other option. Many people feel that it would be more merciful not to give "warnings." That way, these people would not have to anticipate their imminent deaths...