The dozen signatories on a joint statement represent a wide spectrum of government staff, including former employees of the State Department, Department of Interior, and White House, as well as former military officers.

The Administration's policy in Gaza is a failure and a threat to U.S. national security. America's diplomatic cover for, and continuous flow of arms to, Israel has ensured our undeniable complicity in the killings and forced starvation of a besieged Palestinian population in Gaza. This is not only morally reprehensible and in clear violation of international humanitarian law and U.S. laws, but it has also put a target on America's back. This intransigent policy risks U.S. national security and the lives of our service members and diplomats as has already been made evident with the killing of three U.S. service members in Jordan in January and the evacuations of diplomatic facilities in the Middle East, and also poses a security risk for American citizens at home and abroad.

They resigned in protest at different times over the nine months of Israel's war against Hamas following the U.S.-designated terrorist group's Oct. 7 attack.
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The statement lays out six policy recommendations for the administration to implement, calling for the U.S. to "faithfully execute the law" related to < wipes tears > American weapons deliveries to Israel.