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Stop Weapons Letter Stop Weapons Letter — Withhold After WCK Strike
Congressional letter urging withholding offensive weapons to Israel after the World Central Kitchen aid worker strike (118th Congress)
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International humanitarian law requires protection of relief workers; the Leahy Law prohibits aid to violating units.
Additional Protocol I, Art. 71 — humanitarian relief personnel participating in relief actions must be respected and protected
- Fourth Geneva Convention, Art. 23 — free passage must be granted for humanitarian consignments
- Leahy Law (22 U.S.C. § 2378d) — prohibits military assistance to units credibly accused of gross human rights violations
Letter calling for weapons suspension after the World Central Kitchen strike that killed aid workers. Targeting clearly marked humanitarian convoys violates the Geneva Conventions.