Derek Tran: “I rise today to express my horror at the reports coming from Gaza of hundreds of innocent civilians being killed or…”

“I rise today to express my horror at the reports coming from Gaza of hundreds of innocent civilians being killed or maimed while they are seeking humanitarian assistance. This is a humanitarian crisis. Congress and the Trump administration must take action to put an end to the violence. Killing those seeking food is incompatible with the pursuit of peace. The choice by Israeli leadership to engage in military actions at aid sites endangers all innocent Palestinians and Israelis who deserve to live with dignity. I am the child of refugees. My parents were forced to flee because they feared for their own lives in their home country. The United States must ensure that the Palestinian people can live their lives in peace without the fear that they will be killed in line for food.”