Muslim civil rights and advocacy group calls on Trump to stop Netanyahu’s efforts to sabotage ceasefire deal with killing, aid blockade
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today said that the Trump administration must hold the Israeli government accountable for trying to “sabotage” the Gaza ceasefire agreement by killing seven Palestinians, limiting the entry of food and other humanitarian aid, and banning fuel.
In a statement, CAIR Deputy Executive Director Edward Ahmed Mitchell said:
“The Israeli occupation’s slaughter of seven Palestinian civilians in different cities across Gaza and its open refusal to abide by the humanitarian terms of the ceasefire are as predictable as they are unacceptable.
“If any Palestinian group had just killed nine of the Israeli soldiers still occupying Gaza, everyone would recognize that as a ceasefire violation and it would be breaking news on every western major media outlet. Yet the killing of Palestinians and attempts to continue the starvation of Palestinians barely draws any attention because of the pro-Israel bias and anti-Palestinian racism that permeate our society.
“President Trump and the Arab Muslim nations who secured an end to the genocide must ensure the Netanyahu regime faces consequences before it succeeds in its quest to restart all-out conflict so that it can resume the genocide.”
Israeli forces reportedly killed at least seven people on Tuesday. Five of the victims were killed by an Israeli drone while inspecting their homes in the Shujayea neighborhood. Palestinians were also reportedly wounded after Israeli forces opened fire in the Halawa area of Jabalia on Tuesday.
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Israel also announced Tuesday that it will not abide by the terms of the ceasefire agreement related to humanitarian aid, claiming that Hamas violated the deal by failing to locate and turn over the bodies of additional Israeli hostages. The ceasefire deal acknowledged that locating bodies may take additional time given the widespread destruction caused by Israel’s indiscriminate bombing campaign.
In a statement, the Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT), the branch of the Israeli military that oversees the West Bank and Gaza, said that “starting tomorrow, only half of the agreed number of trucks—300 trucks—will be allowed to enter, and all of them will belong to the UN and humanitarian NGOs, with no private sector involvement. No fuel or gas will be allowed into the Strip, except for specific needs related to humanitarian infrastructure.”
Palestinian detainees have been widely reporting torture at Israeli prisons.
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Over the weekend, CAIR called on President Trump to hold Israel accountable for ongoing deadly ceasefire violations and to demand the release of doctors kidnapped by Israeli forces in Gaza.
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CONTACT: CAIR National Deputy Director Edward Ahmed Mitchell, 404-285-9530, e-Mitchell@cair.com; CAIR Government Affairs Director Robert McCaw, 202-742-6448, rmccaw@cair.com; CAIR National Communications Director Ibrahim Hooper, 202-744-7726, ihooper@cair.com; CAIR National Communications Manager Ismail Allison, 202-770-6280, iallison@cair.com