更多的国会民主党人向总统乔·拜登施压，要求以色列采取更多措施保护加沙的儿童战争仍在继续在飞地。
这一努力由马里兰州众议员杰米·拉斯金(Jamie Raskin)牵头，他与犹太立法者和其他国会议员一起呼吁全面停火，拜登表示反对全面停火。以色列总理本雅明·内塔尼亚胡11月6日告诉美国广播公司新闻，他反对“不释放我们的人质”的全面停火
马萨诸塞州的拉斯金和吉姆·麦戈文以及25名联署人，发了一封信周二，拜登和国务卿安东尼·布林肯敦促政府“确保生活在恐怖和暴力下的婴儿和儿童的安全”，此前哈马斯于10月7日对以色列进行了突然的恐怖袭击，以色列也在加沙进行了报复性袭击。
据以色列官员称，在最初的恐怖袭击中，超过1200人在以色列丧生。据哈马斯控制的加沙卫生部称，自那以来，已有超过14，000人在加沙的报复行动中丧生。
这封信是在以色列政府批准了一项交易周二晚上，在为期四天的敌对行动暂停期间，至少有50名妇女和儿童被释放。作为协议的一部分，以色列还将释放150名巴勒斯坦囚犯。
签名者感谢拜登敦促以色列允许更多援助进入加沙地带，但呼吁提供更多援助。
他们写道:“虽然我们欢迎这些进展，但我们认为不断加深的人道主义灾难有可能演变成一场灾难，损害美国在该地区的信誉。我们敦促立即停止针对有平民存在的目标的敌对行动，以便于及时撤离和保护儿童和婴儿。"
他们呼吁保护以色列和约旦河西岸的儿童。
目前，加沙的儿童和妇女在以色列-哈马斯战争中首当其冲联合国机构和专家。本月早些时候，几个联合国机构表示，加沙67%的死亡人数是妇女和儿童，还有数千人受伤。
在确保卷入冲突的最小儿童的安全方面取得了一些进展。本周早些时候，超过24名早产低出生体重婴儿从加沙疏散到邻国埃及接受紧急医疗护理。
“如果我们的世界在其他问题上不能达成一致，我们肯定会同意必须保护儿童免受恐怖主义和战争的可怕后果;恐怖袭击和武装冲突对儿童的危害以及对其权利和人身安全的严重侵犯必须立即停止;早就应该停止这种暴力和创伤的循环，这种循环已经毁掉了太多儿童的生活。
这封信提到了3岁的孤儿阿比盖尔·伊丹，一名以色列裔美国人，于10月7日被哈马斯武装分子绑架。美国希望如此她会是被释放的人质之一据一位熟悉谈判情况的美国官员说。
周一，十多名民主党参议员呼吁拜登采取更多措施，让以色列保护加沙的无辜平民，并敦促向该地区提供更多人道主义援助.
在这封信中，众议院民主党人要求每天记录在冲突中丧生、受伤和受创伤的巴勒斯坦和以色列儿童和婴儿的状况，以确保提供适当的人道主义援助。
“这种责任应该指导和帮助确定美国的政策和战略，优先考虑对儿童的保护、照顾和服务，这些儿童每天都在这场冲突中面临无法形容的危险和损失，”信中说。
Raskin, other House Democrats pressure Biden to do more to protect children in Gaza
More congressional Democrats are pressuring President Joe Biden to get Israel to do more to protect children in Gaza aswar continues to ragein the enclave.
The effort is being led by Rep. Jamie Raskin of Maryland, who has joined Jewish lawmakers and other members of Congress calling for a general cease-fire, which Biden has said he opposes. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told ABC News on Nov. 6 that heopposes a general cease-fire "without the release of our hostages."
Raskin and Jim McGovern of Massachusetts, along with 25 cosigners,sent a letterto Biden and Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday urging the administration to "ensure the safety of infants and children living under terror and violence" following Hamas' surprise terror attacks on Israel on Oct. 7 and Israel's retaliatory strikes in Gaza.
More than 1,200 people were killed in Israel during the initial terror attack, according to Israeli officials. More than 14,000 people have been killed in retaliatory operations in Gaza since, according to the Hamas-run Gaza Health Ministry.
The letter was sent before theIsraeli government approved a dealTuesday night that would allow for the release of at least 50 women and children held hostage during a four-day pause in hostilities. As a part of this deal, 150 Palestinian prisoners will also be released by Israel.
The signers thank Biden for pressing Israel to allow more aid into the Gaza Strip but call for more.
"While we welcome these developments, we believe the deepening humanitarian disaster risks becoming a catastrophe that undermines the United States' credibility in the region," they wrote. "We urge an immediate cessation of hostilities against targets with a civilian presence to facilitate the timely evacuation and protection of children and babies."
They urge protections for children in Israel and the West Bank as well.
Currently, children -- and women -- in Gaza are bearing the brunt of the Israel-Hamas war, according toUnited Nations agencies and experts. Earlier this month, several U.N. agencies said 67% of all deaths in Gaza were made up of women and children -- while thousands more have been injured.
Some progress is being made to ensure the safety of the youngest children caught in the conflict. Earlier this week, more than two dozen premature, low-birthweight babies wereevacuated from Gaza into neighboring Egyptto receive emergency medical care.
"If our world can agree on nothing else, surely we can agree that children must be protected from the horrific consequences of terrorism and war; that the endangerment of children, and grave violations of their rights and physical safety, by terrorist attacks and in armed conflict must end immediately; and that it is long past time to stop this cycle of violence and trauma that has ruined the lives of far too many children," the letter said.
The letter mentioned orphaned 3-year-old Abigail Edan, an Israeli-American who was kidnapped by Hamas militants on Oct. 7. The U.S. expects thatshe would be among the hostages released, according to a U.S. official familiar with negotiations.
On Monday, more than a dozen Democratic senatorscalled on Biden to do more to get Israel to protect innocent civilians in Gaza and to press for more humanitarian aid to the region.
In the letter, the House Democrats requested a daily accounting of the condition of Palestinian and Israeli children and babies killed, wounded, and traumatized in the conflict to help in making sure appropriate humanitarian aid would be delivered.
"Such accountability should guide and help determine U.S. policies and strategies to prioritize the protection, care, and services for children who daily confront unspeakable dangers and loss in this conflict," the letter said.
