Sen. Sanders demands US action to stop ‘atrocities and starvation’ in Gaza

US Sen. Bernie Sanders demanded the US end support for Israel’s “illegal war” in the Gaza Strip, with mass starvation and civilian casualties, Anadolu reports. “After 21 months of brutal war, the Netanyahu government’s extermination of Gaza is entering a new and terrible phase. America and the world cannot continue to look away. We must reckon with what is being done with our taxpayer money, our weapons and the support of our government. “More than that, we must act to stop it,” Sanders said in a statement. Sanders condemned Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government for blocking humanitarian aid, and pointed to data from humanitarian groups and the UN that indicate one-third of Gaza’s population is going days without food, […]