Gaza

"The scale, pace, and strategic nature of Israel's actions on settlement expansion and the intent behind it have brought us to a point where we need to be honest about what is actually happening on the ground."

"Remember that these are weapons of war and destruction that will be used to kill children, bomb hospitals, homes, and schools—lives literally hang in the balance."

In its new report, Action on Armed Violence urges states and others to "commit politically to stop using explosive weapons with wide area effects in populated areas."

"We stay up all night looking for water to fill plastic buckets," said one mother in northern Gaza.

Open letter calls on the president to "work to end the underlying conditions of occupation, blockade, and settlement expansion that led to this exceptionally destructive period."