'I fear we are repeating the same mistakes we have made these past decades, and I decline to be a part of it for longer,' Josh Paul wrote in his resignation letter.
A U.S. State Department official announced his resignation Wednesday over the Biden administration's decision to send more arms to Israel as it carries out a massive assault on the occupied Gaza Strip, killing more than 3,400 people, decimating the enclave's civilian infrastructure, and strangling the population with an unlawful blockade.
Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem and Israel, said in a report released earlier this week that 'the damage and casualties caused by Israeli attacks' on Gaza 'were not proportionate to the military advantage and so the actions constitute a war crime.' The commission added that 'the prevention of entry of food and medical supplies into Gaza is a violation of international humanitarian law.
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