"Bread Not Bombs" Press Conference

Live From Gaza: Doctors Fighting to Spare Thousands of Children From Death by Starvation to Issue Plea in International Zoom Call Thursday.

Providers struggling against catastrophic conditions in northern Gaza while witnessing a child dying every 40 minutes are begging: Let the children eat!

Doctors Against Genocide will host a live public press conference via Zoom call Thursday, May 8, at 12 p.m. EDT to speak about the dire and rapidly deteriorating situation children and other innocent civilians are facing in the ongoing war.

In Gaza, the World Food Program’s food rations ran out nearly a week ago; the hospitals have less than 24 hours of fuel remaining for respirators and other life-saving medical equipment; and 90% of children are malnourished, as more than 62 have died of starvation since blockades ended humanitarian aid. Now, with the threat of an escalated large scale ground invasion, signaling even more violence to come, it is a race against the clock to save innocent lives.

In response, Doctors Against Genocide – a global coalition of diverse healthcare professionals dedicated to preserving life and human rights – is calling for the public to press political leaders to support urgent, life-saving measures including the release of nutritional and medical aid into Gaza.

Our Call to Action

We call on the United Nations, world governments, humanitarian institutions, and all people of conscience to:

• Enforce a permanent ceasefire

• Guarantee immediate, unrestricted humanitarian access

• Investigate and prosecute the use of starvation as a weapon

• Invoke the Uniting for Peace resolution to bypass Security Council paralysis and end the genocide now