Democratic lawmakers join call for ‘humanitarian pause’ in Gaza
Jacob Magid is The Times of Israel's US bureau chief
Calls from Democratic lawmakers in the United States for a “humanitarian pause” in the Gaza fighting are growing.
After US Secretary of State Antony Blinken urged the UN Security Council on Wednesday to “consider” humanitarian pauses in order to allow the uninhibited entry of humanitarian aid into Gaza and to allow civilians to reach safe zones away from the fighting, Reps. Ro Khanna, Jamie Raskin, Susan Wild, Dan Goldman, Jerry Nadler, Jan Schakowsky and Sen. Bernie Sanders have echoed the call.
The group does not include the over one dozen more progressive Democrats who have called for a more permanent ceasefire.
The Biden administration has argued that a ceasefire would amount to a victory for Hamas after the October 7 onslaught left 1,400 people dead in Israel.
