Dr. Mark Perlmutter was volunteering in Gaza that day, and could not get a pledge from his Congress member that the US was working to keep him safe.
Reposted from Drop Site News’ Twitter/X, August 20, 2026
“I got no response from Chuck Schumer’s office. I got no response from the American embassy.”
Dr. Mark Perlmutter told @amanpour that after Israel killed World Central Kitchen workers in March 2024, he repeatedly contacted New York Senator Schumer’s office and U.S. embassies… pic.twitter.com/4fmrc4yH5m
— Drop Site (@DropSiteNews) August 20, 2026
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“I got no response from Chuck Schumer’s office. I got no response from the American embassy.” Dr. Mark Perlmutter told @amanpour that after Israel killed World Central Kitchen workers in March 2024, he repeatedly contacted New York Senator Schumer’s office and U.S. embassies seeking protection for himself and other American doctors volunteering in Gaza, as they were set to travel the same roads.
Leaving Gaza, he said he saw a line of aid trucks stretching roughly 31 miles, eight abreast, with food rotting inside as Israel blocked them from entering. “That is enough to surround Gaza three to five times with trucks of supplies that Israel was not letting in.” Famine was declared in Gaza in July 2025.
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