Julia Conley is a staff writer for Common Dreams.
As millions prepared to celebrate Thanksgiving in the United States on Wednesday, human rights advocates provided dispatches from nearly 6,000 miles away in Gaza , where the Biden administration has continued to provide political and military support for Israel 's onslaught despite public disapproval for the war among Americans. Palestinians in Gaza are now facing their second winter amid Israel 's bombardment and near-total blockade on humanitarian aid , which began in October 2023.
'With no food, no clean water, and constant fear, both my children have developed rashes, and my daughter is passing blood, but there is no medicine, no help, and absolutely nothing I can do,' she continued. 'They cry and ask me why we can't just leave, why their father isn't with us, why we can't go back to a normal life.
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