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The Biden Administration should urgently prioritize securing Gaza ceasefire, cease vetoing UNSC resolutions
(Washington, D.C., November 26, 2024) — In response to the announcement of a ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon today, DAWN issues the following statement:
"Now that a ceasefire has gone into effect, the U.S. should investigate Israel's use of U.S.-made weapons in apparent war crimes in Lebanon during this conflict," said Sarah Leah Whitson, DAWN's executive director. "The Biden administration has a responsibility to ensure U.S. arms have not facilitated violations of international law in incidents such as Israeli strikes on journalists in Hasbaya last month and white phosphorus attacks in Dhayra last year."
"The Biden administration should now use all its political leverage to broker an immediate ceasefire in Gaza," said Raed Jarrar, DAWN's advocacy director. "Without ending the genocide in Gaza, there is no path to regional stability or lasting peace."
TOPSHOT - A fireball erupts from the site of an Israeli airstrike that targeted the area of Tayouneh in Beirut's southern suburbs on November 25, 2024, amid the ongoing war between Israel and Hezbollah. Israel conducted strikes against Hezbollah's Beirut stronghold on November 25 and battles raged in Lebanon's south after the Iran-backed militant group claimed 50 attacks on Israeli targets the day before.
Source: Photo by -/AFP via Getty Images
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