Israel escalates amid calls for ceasefire

They noted that several globally recognized humanitarian organizations have referred to the conflict as a genocide, one such being the United Nations, who warned of "genocide" being committed against Palestinians last month.

According to the suit, because the United States is Israel's biggest political ally, those in the Biden Administration have “have helped advance the gravest of crimes” with their unconditional support, and have "undermined the international community" as they attempt to thwart Israel. The United Nations has voted multiple times to condemn the attacks on civilians in Gaza, which the U.S. has used its veto power to block in every case.

Over 11,000 Palestinians have been killed since Oct. 7, more than 4,500 being children, though the death toll has not been updated since Friday due to communications blackouts imposed by Israel. Israel has cut off Gaza's access to food, water, fuel, electricity, and telecommunicationsagainst international law.

Israel has also refused to let in emergency fuel, making hospitals unable to care for the over 1,000 patients receiving kidney dialysis treatment in Gaza, as well as 130 premature babies in incubators, several of whom have already died not from their condition, but from lack of proper resources.

The CCR lawsuit demands an end to the annual $3.8 billion in military aid the U.S. provides Israel, though it notes even just leveraging the aid could have a “deterrent effect on Israeli officials now pursuing genocidal acts against the Palestinian people.”

The organization wrote: “Immediately after the launch of Israel’s unprecedented bombing campaign on Gaza, President Biden offered ‘unwavering’ support for Israel, which he and administration officials have consistently repeated and backed up with military, financial, and political support, even as mass civilian casualties escalated alongside Israeli genocidal rhetoric."