Families are starving. Babies need formula. Doctors need medicine. Over 500 have been killed in desperate efforts to reach US-Israeli backed distribution sites.

Prime Minister Netanyahu’s approach is making a dire situation even worse: Restricting or denying access for the humanitarian agencies who know how to do this work.

This humanitarian emergency endangers innocent civilians, fuels the desperation extremists feed off, and allows Hamas and other armed groups to exploit the suffering of Gazans to gain control and profit off of limited supplies.

Together, we’re making clear that this is a searing violation of our Jewish values – and ramping up the pressure on the Netanyahu government to end unnecessary restrictions, get aid into Gaza, and cooperate with humanitarian agencies on the ground to make sure it safely gets into the hands of those who need it most.

Together, we have to meet this moment.