,,iii  #aahth ,,congress  #b;d ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #eed  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,february 
#i1 #bjbd,mr4 ,welch 7for himself1 ,mr4 
,kaine1 ,mr4 ,van ,hollen1 ,mr4         
,sanders1 ,mr4 ,merkley1 ,ms4 ,smith1   
,mr4 ,booker1 ,mr4 ,bennet1 ,mrs4       
,murray1 ,mr4 ,warnock1 ,ms4 ,warren1   
,mr4 ,warner1 ,mr4 ,schatz1 ,ms4        
,stabenow1 ,ms4 ,klobuchar1 and ,mr4    
,king7 submitted the following          
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,foreign ,relations       
,,resolution  ,calling for the urgent   
delivery of sufficient humanitarian aid 
to address the needs of civilians in    
,gaza4  ,whereas the population of the  
,gaza ,strip1 an estimated #b1bjj1jjj   
people1 are classified as in crisis or  
worse with respect to levels of acute   
food insecurity as reported by the      
,integrated ,food ,security and         
,nutrition ,phase ,classification2      
,whereas1 according to the ,world ,food 
,program1 an estimated #a1gjj1jjj people

 are facing potential imminent          
starvation in ,gaza2 ,whereas women     
habitually eat last and least in times  
of heightened food insecurity2 ,whereas 
the ,world ,health ,organization reports
 that a lack of adequate medical        
supplies1 food1 water1 and fuel have    
severely compromised an already         
under-resourced health system in ,gaza2 
,whereas1 according to the ,world       
,health ,organization1 there are only   
#af partially functioning hospitals in  
,gaza2 ,whereas the ,world ,health      
,organization has recorded an increased 
risk of preventable diseases1 diarrhea1 
and acute respiratory infections in     
,gaza2 ,whereas the water and sanitation
 systems in ,gaza have been severely    
damaged or destroyed1 and the ,united   
,nations has reported that more than #if
 percent of the available water supply  
in ,gaza is unfit for human consumption2
 ,whereas there has been extensive      
damage to other critical infrastructure 
in ,gaza1 impeding the delivery of      

humanitarian aid2 ,whereas improvements 
to the deconfliction process are needed 
in ,gaza to allow humanitarian          
organizations to safely carry out their 
missions delivering aid to individuals  
most in need2 ,whereas the ,united      
,states has helped lead the humanitarian
 response in ,gaza and is the largest   
single-state funder of humanitarian aid 
to the ,palestinian people2 ,whereas1   
prior to the conflict that began in     
#bjbc1 an average of #ejj trucks        
carrying fuel1 commodities1 and private 
sector goods entered ,gaza every working
 day2 ,whereas the number of aid trucks 
entering ,gaza has fallen to an average 
drastically below #ejj per day2 ,whereas
 the opening of ,kerem ,shalom crossing 
was a welcome step in facilitating an   
increase in aid delivery into ,gaza2    
,whereas the process of inspections of  
aid trucks seeking entry to ,gaza       
remains inefficient1 creating           
substantial delays in the delivery of   
aid2 and ,whereas ,united ,states       

officials have worked to increase access
 for aid trucks and to alleviate the    
humanitarian crisis in ,gaza1 but far   
more needs to be done3 ,now1 therefore1 
be it ,that the ,senate urgently calls  
on the administration of ,president     
,joseph ,r4 ,biden1 in coordination with
 ,united ,states allies and partners    
within the international community1 to  
help facilitate a dramatic increase in  
humanitarian aid to prevent starvation  
and disease in ,gaza by-- 7#a7          
streamlining the inspection of trucks   
entering ,gaza2  7#b7 increasing the    
access points for aid deliveries into   
,gaza2  7#c7 ensuring the distribution  
of adequate fuel to hospitals and       
humanitarian organizations in ,gaza2    
7#d7 ensuring the ability of            
humanitarian organizations to deliver   
aid safely and urgently in ,gaza2  7#e7 
expanding the number of safe shelters   
and food distribution locations for     
displaced people in ,gaza2  7#f7        
supporting efforts to restore water     

supply lines2 and  7#g7 working to      
secure the additional funding necessary 
to support the humanitarian response4