It called on Biden to “work to end the underlying conditions of occupation, blockade, and settlement expansion that led to this exceptionally destructive period in a 73-year history of dispossession and ethnic cleansing.”
Israel and Egypt maintain a blockade on Gaza to prevent terror groups from importing arms and material to build fortifications. The letter appeared to blame Israel for the recent conflict, in which more than 4,000 rockets were fired at Israel during the 11 days of fighting.
One Israeli soldier and 12 civilians in Israel, including a 5-year-old boy and a 16-year-old girl, were killed in the rocket fire, and hundreds were injured.