WASHINGTON, Friday, October 13, 2023 (WAFA) – US lawmakers in a letter sent to US President Joe Biden expressed deep concern over Israel’s order to evacuate over a million civilians out of northern Gaza in 24 hours and the devastating humanitarian consequences that would ensue.

“We are also deeply concerned by the recent comments from Israel Defense Forces leaders that call for a “complete siege,” of the Gaza Strip,” read the letter.

As both the European Union High Representative for Foreign Affairs and the United Nations Commission on Human Rights said, imposing a complete siege on Gaza and depriving 2.3 million Palestinian civilians who have nowhere else to go—half of whom are children—of food, water, and electricity, would be a violation of international humanitarian law, said the letter.

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