U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders on Wednesday called Israel's total siege of the Gaza Strip a breach of international law and urged the Biden administration to work with the global community to bring about an end to the escalating violence, which has already taken a grisly toll on civilians in Israel and the occupied Palestinian territory.
"For many, it is no secret that Gaza has been an open-air prison, with millions of people struggling to secure basic necessities," Sanders, I-Vt., said in a statement. "Hamas' terrorism will make it much more difficult to address that tragic reality and will embolden extremists on both sides, continuing the cycle of violence."
