Israel's relentless military activity in #Gaza has left homes, schools, hospitals & vital infrastructure decimated. The indiscriminate nature of these bombings, causing disproportionate civilian harm, raises alarming concerns about potential war crimes. 🧵 1/2

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TODAY is the Global Day of Action to #StopSendingArms .

#CeasefireNOW
#AllOnYouBiden
#BidensLegacy

CIVIC and over 250 organizations agree: states must stop fueling the conflict in Gaza and prevent further loss of civilian life by halting the transfers of arms to Israel.

Read the letter and join the call to #StopSendingArms #CeasefireNOW : reliefweb.int/report/occupie…

New: The US military has finally acknowledged that it mistakenly killed a civilian in an airstrike in Syria nearly a year ago after misidentifying him as a senior al Qaeda leader, according to the findings of a probe ordered by CENTCOM last summer.
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Today, a coalition of NGOs have come together for a Global Day of Action to demand that states #StopSendingArms used to fuel violations of international law in the occupied Gaza Strip. amn.st/6010jM68g

Today at the hearing, SFRC Chairman Cardin highlighted a UN report evidence that the United Arab Emirates is supplying arms to the RSF

The RSF is the Sudanese militia accused of genocide, mass rape, torture of civilians, and other atrocities

Next week is President Biden' deadline to report on Israel's compliance with NSM-20, which covers restrictions on humanitarian aid, violations of int'l law, and failure to protect civilians. The report is unlikely to be honest. Here's the reality of Israel's violations of the policy. 🧵1/

Along w/ Congresswoman Madeleine Dean & 55 members, I called on the Biden admin to enforce US law & withhold offensive aid to Israel that can be used for a Rafah assault.

We all must keep working to achieve a lasting ceasefire to save lives, return hostages, & build a path toward security for all.

Excellent 🧵, we must keep watch and hold our government accountable for the truth.

John Ramming Chappell curates the mountain of evidence the Biden administration is going to have to look past to continue to give Israel a free pass on the prosecution of this war. More atrocities make no one safer. #CeasefireNOW

Excellent thread rounding up assessments by lawmakers and experts — including those of US officials in leaked memos — that Israel is not in compliance with President Biden Biden’s requirements (and in some cases US law) regarding the continued supply of US military assistance:

The United Arab Emirates have been violating the UN arms embargo in Darfur to support the RSF, which the State Department recently determined is committing war crimes and crimes against humanity. If we want to end the war in Sudan, we must stop selling weapons to those that are…