cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/29824159 [https://lemmy.ml/post/29824159] > Bernie Sanders > May 08, 2025 > > [based on speech given to US Senate] > > "Thursday marks 68 days and counting since ANY humanitarian aid was allowed into Gaza. For more than nine weeks, Israel has blocked all supplies: no food, no water, no medicine, and no fuel. > > Hundreds of truckloads of lifesaving supplies are waiting to enter Gaza, sitting just across the border, but are denied entry by Israeli authorities. > > … Defense Minister Israel Katz said, “Israel’s policy is clear: No humanitarian aid will enter Gaza, and blocking this aid is one of the main pressure levers.” "