Protesters hold a demonstration in support of a ceasefire in Gaza in the Cannon House Office Building on October 18, 2023, in Washington, DC. (Photo by ALEX WONG / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)

Washington, October 30 (RHC)-- A U.S.-based Jewish peace group has called for an end to the ongoing Israeli genocide in Gaza, joining the global demand for an immediate ceasefire in the enclave which has been under relentless bombardment for over three weeks.

In several postings on Saturday on X, formerly Twitter, the Jewish Voice for Peace also blamed the U.S. for the “horror” in Gaza.   “We demand a ceasefire now to save lives.  To stop genocide,” it said, adding: “The Israeli military has already erased 47 Palestinian families from Gaza’s population registry; all members of the family, from all generations, are dead.... This is loss beyond measure.”

“The U.S. is also responsible for the horror in Gaza.  80% of the bombs that the Israeli military drops on Gaza, that are used to kill these children, are American-made.  We are called on to do everything we can to stop this genocide,” it added..

Zionist regime forces have intensified the weeks-long strikes on the Gaza Strip from the air, sea, and ground, killing people trapped in the besieged area, blocking humanitarian aid, water, food, fuel, and medicine to the blockaded region, after the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas launched Operation Al-Aqsa Storm on October 7 in a response to growing violence against Palestinians and recurrent incursions into al-Aqsa Mosque.

Palestinians’ death toll since the start of the Israeli carnage has surpassed 8,000 with upwards of 20,500 Palestinians wounded.

The majority of world countries and international organizations in the global community have called for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza; however, the Israelis rejected the offer.  The ongoing Israeli offensive has pushed the Gaza Strip to the brink of a humanitarian catastrophe, with hundreds of thousands of Palestinian civilians enduring immense suffering and loss.

The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk also warned on Saturday that there was the potential for thousands more civilians to die if Israel pressed ahead with a ground offensive in Gaza.

“As we continue to demand a ceasefire in Gaza and fight for a future where everyone is free and equal and safe, we refuse to forget these children’s lives. We will always affirm that every life is precious,” the Jewish group added regretting that every single one of the deaths was “preventable.”