Malnourished starving children in Gaza

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The photos that appeared this morning on my news updates of mothers holding their children, dying of starvation and extreme malnutrition in Gaza have absolutely broken my heart. I am not particularly news focused, of course I’ve followed it all but this morning it has stopped me in my tracks and took my breath away. As a mother of a 3yo DS who is sleeping peacefully in his bedroom, whilst we have a fridge full of food downstairs and a life of peace, I feel so sorry that those poor mothers and children are living this hell so undeserved and also so so lucky we have the peace we do…
I don’t really know what the point of my post is; I suppose I’m screaming When Will This End inside and want to tell everyone to not take the freedom and peace we have for granted; use your right to vote and use your privilege to make informed choices that steer the world away from conflict towards peace…

Sending a handhold to all the mothers’ whose lives are not being lived in peace and whose children are suffering 🕊️💔

I think support for Israel would evaporate overnight if Gaza released the hostages, and definitely if they surrendered Hamas but (Israel) then didn’t stop its military offensive. Rarely has a suffering party had such a means to end its own suffering, but choose not to. Yes, the poor children, but those kids have dads, brothers, uncles who either weren’t considering the consequences or didn’t care when they perpetrated Oct 7th; parents awash with ‘River to the Sea’ doctrine, celebrating dead children as ‘martyrs’, who have not ceased shelling Israel from the day of Gaza’s creation. Once again, Gaza provided a perfect opportunity for Israel to stamp this ‘irritant’ out.

Given the provocation and the means to retaliate, every one of us would have done the same.

And the neighbours? Nothing to see here. Whatever we think, many see Israel as doing the local ‘dirty work’. They also appear not to care about starving children. And have seen the arch disrupter in the area, Iran, subsequently humbled. Remember, this kicked off because Iran needed to destabilise the growing cooperation between Saudi, the UAE and Israel. And found willing proxies in these children’s parents.

Hamas, well fed in their tunnels and Doha, still control the narrative within Gaza, Israel on the border.

It is clear that much of the world while saddened by unwise choices countries make, paid for by their own kids, know that the only way this ends is Gaza recognising Israel’s right to exist, (which would also created stronger international condemnation of illegal West Bank settlements), and ceases proxying for bad faith actors. Me weeping over (sometimes) AI generated images or waving flags on Western European streets does not achieve that.

I save my despair for the desperate mothers of Sudan who really have no way out for themselves and children.

Children will lose weight and look undernourished well before the adults do even if the adults eat nothing

If the Guardian was my only source on the Israel-Gaza war, and if I only tuned into the BBC or TikTok, I might be in the streets chanting against Israel too.

OP: when you manipulate context, cherry-pick images—many of which are clearly staged, fake, or recycled from war zones like Syria (I’ve even caught The Times publishing contrived photos)—and prioritise a narrative over truth, you’re not reporting the news; you’re manufacturing consent for hate. We see the consequences of this daily here in MN, it’s evident on this very board.

And until we confront the media's role in anti-Israel bias and fuelling antisemitism, the truth will never get to see the light of day and it will be impossible to stop the tidal wave of hate.

I actually think the lot you are making life much, much harder for Palestinians and are part of the problem - your misplaced outrage is fuel for Hamas which is prolonging this war. That is shameful.

Agreed - please can we start sharing the independent/trustworthy sources people are using who are totally pro-Israel and don’t see any wrongdoing / believe that a smear campaign is going on by the British Media. It would be really helpful for me (and maybe others) to understand what is shaping your viewpoint as I’m struggling to see the actions of Israel’s government and army as anything but criminal.

OK, if you don't trust the Guardian, the Times, the Daily Express, the BBC, ITV, Channel 4 or Sky News who have all reported on the starving and malnourished babies and children in Gaza, which news sources do you trust?

I think support for Israel would evaporate overnight if Gaza released the hostages, and definitely if they surrendered Hamas but (Israel) then didn’t stop its military offensive. Rarely has a suffering party had such a means to end its own suffering, but choose not to. Yes, the poor children, but those kids have dads, brothers, uncles who either weren’t considering the consequences or didn’t care when they perpetrated Oct 7th; parents awash with ‘River to the Sea’ doctrine, celebrating dead children as ‘martyrs’, who have not ceased shelling Israel from the day of Gaza’s creation. Once again, Gaza provided a perfect opportunity for Israel to stamp this ‘irritant’ out.

Given the provocation and the means to retaliate, every one of us would have done the same.

And the neighbours? Nothing to see here. Whatever we think, many see Israel as doing the local ‘dirty work’. They also appear not to care about starving children. And have seen the arch disrupter in the area, Iran, subsequently humbled. Remember, this kicked off because Iran needed to destabilise the growing cooperation between Saudi, the UAE and Israel. And found willing proxies in these children’s parents.

Hamas, well fed in their tunnels and Doha, still control the narrative within Gaza, Israel on the border.

It is clear that much of the world while saddened by unwise choices countries make, paid for by their own kids, know that the only way this ends is Gaza recognising Israel’s right to exist, (which would also created stronger international condemnation of illegal West Bank settlements), and ceases proxying for bad faith actors. Me weeping over (sometimes) AI generated images or waving flags on Western European streets does not achieve that.

I save my despair for the desperate mothers of Sudan who really have no way out for themselves and children.

Show me another country that actually feeds their enemy. This is what Israel is doing. They actually let food into Gaza. It’s another matter that Hamas won’t distribute it and it’s rotting away under the hot sun. It is all over the media, please take the time and effort and check it out.
Nobody is saying that the Gazans are eating lobster, caviar and wagyu beef. But to blatantly point the finger at Israel when they actually let the food in is just plain stupid.
I’m sick and tired of all the Palestinian supporters spreading this blatant lie (prompted by Al Jazeera and the likes of it) and participating in a smear campaign against Israel. Then they come onto this site and they make it a race to the bottom about who can cry more into their Kleenex about the starving children of Gaza, for fuxake!

I don’t see Russia feeding Ukraine….

I think support for Israel would evaporate overnight if Gaza released the hostages, and definitely if they surrendered Hamas but (Israel) then didn’t stop its military offensive. Rarely has a suffering party had such a means to end its own suffering, but choose not to. Yes, the poor children, but those kids have dads, brothers, uncles who either weren’t considering the consequences or didn’t care when they perpetrated Oct 7th; parents awash with ‘River to the Sea’ doctrine, celebrating dead children as ‘martyrs’, who have not ceased shelling Israel from the day of Gaza’s creation. Once again, Gaza provided a perfect opportunity for Israel to stamp this ‘irritant’ out.

Given the provocation and the means to retaliate, every one of us would have done the same.

And the neighbours? Nothing to see here. Whatever we think, many see Israel as doing the local ‘dirty work’. They also appear not to care about starving children. And have seen the arch disrupter in the area, Iran, subsequently humbled. Remember, this kicked off because Iran needed to destabilise the growing cooperation between Saudi, the UAE and Israel. And found willing proxies in these children’s parents.

Hamas, well fed in their tunnels and Doha, still control the narrative within Gaza, Israel on the border.

It is clear that much of the world while saddened by unwise choices countries make, paid for by their own kids, know that the only way this ends is Gaza recognising Israel’s right to exist, (which would also created stronger international condemnation of illegal West Bank settlements), and ceases proxying for bad faith actors. Me weeping over (sometimes) AI generated images or waving flags on Western European streets does not achieve that.

I save my despair for the desperate mothers of Sudan who really have no way out for themselves and children.

I think support for Israel would evaporate overnight if Gaza released the hostages, and definitely if they surrendered Hamas but (Israel) then didn’t stop its military offensive. Rarely has a suffering party had such a means to end its own suffering, but choose not to. Yes, the poor children, but those kids have dads, brothers, uncles who either weren’t considering the consequences or didn’t care when they perpetrated Oct 7th; parents awash with ‘River to the Sea’ doctrine, celebrating dead children as ‘martyrs’, who have not ceased shelling Israel from the day of Gaza’s creation. Once again, Gaza provided a perfect opportunity for Israel to stamp this ‘irritant’ out.

Given the provocation and the means to retaliate, every one of us would have done the same.

And the neighbours? Nothing to see here. Whatever we think, many see Israel as doing the local ‘dirty work’. They also appear not to care about starving children. And have seen the arch disrupter in the area, Iran, subsequently humbled. Remember, this kicked off because Iran needed to destabilise the growing cooperation between Saudi, the UAE and Israel. And found willing proxies in these children’s parents.

Hamas, well fed in their tunnels and Doha, still control the narrative within Gaza, Israel on the border.

It is clear that much of the world while saddened by unwise choices countries make, paid for by their own kids, know that the only way this ends is Gaza recognising Israel’s right to exist, (which would also created stronger international condemnation of illegal West Bank settlements), and ceases proxying for bad faith actors. Me weeping over (sometimes) AI generated images or waving flags on Western European streets does not achieve that.

I save my despair for the desperate mothers of Sudan who really have no way out for themselves and children.

If the Guardian was my only source on the Israel-Gaza war, and if I only tuned into the BBC or TikTok, I might be in the streets chanting against Israel too.

OP: when you manipulate context, cherry-pick images—many of which are clearly staged, fake, or recycled from war zones like Syria (I’ve even caught The Times publishing contrived photos)—and prioritise a narrative over truth, you’re not reporting the news; you’re manufacturing consent for hate. We see the consequences of this daily here in MN, it’s evident on this very board.

And until we confront the media's role in anti-Israel bias and fuelling antisemitism, the truth will never get to see the light of day and it will be impossible to stop the tidal wave of hate.

I actually think the lot you are making life much, much harder for Palestinians and are part of the problem - your misplaced outrage is fuel for Hamas which is prolonging this war. That is shameful.

I think support for Israel would evaporate overnight if Gaza released the hostages, and definitely if they surrendered Hamas but (Israel) then didn’t stop its military offensive. Rarely has a suffering party had such a means to end its own suffering, but choose not to. Yes, the poor children, but those kids have dads, brothers, uncles who either weren’t considering the consequences or didn’t care when they perpetrated Oct 7th; parents awash with ‘River to the Sea’ doctrine, celebrating dead children as ‘martyrs’, who have not ceased shelling Israel from the day of Gaza’s creation. Once again, Gaza provided a perfect opportunity for Israel to stamp this ‘irritant’ out.

Given the provocation and the means to retaliate, every one of us would have done the same.

And the neighbours? Nothing to see here. Whatever we think, many see Israel as doing the local ‘dirty work’. They also appear not to care about starving children. And have seen the arch disrupter in the area, Iran, subsequently humbled. Remember, this kicked off because Iran needed to destabilise the growing cooperation between Saudi, the UAE and Israel. And found willing proxies in these children’s parents.

Hamas, well fed in their tunnels and Doha, still control the narrative within Gaza, Israel on the border.

It is clear that much of the world while saddened by unwise choices countries make, paid for by their own kids, know that the only way this ends is Gaza recognising Israel’s right to exist, (which would also created stronger international condemnation of illegal West Bank settlements), and ceases proxying for bad faith actors. Me weeping over (sometimes) AI generated images or waving flags on Western European streets does not achieve that.

I save my despair for the desperate mothers of Sudan who really have no way out for themselves and children.

All Hamas have to do is release the remaining hostages. Israel will immediately provide food, water and humanitarian aid. Israel will release all the Palestinians it has been torturing, including children. Then rebuild all the destroyed infrastructure. Hamas are easy to spot as they're well fed.

If the Guardian was my only source on the Israel-Gaza war, and if I only tuned into the BBC or TikTok, I might be in the streets chanting against Israel too.

OP: when you manipulate context, cherry-pick images—many of which are clearly staged, fake, or recycled from war zones like Syria (I’ve even caught The Times publishing contrived photos)—and prioritise a narrative over truth, you’re not reporting the news; you’re manufacturing consent for hate. We see the consequences of this daily here in MN, it’s evident on this very board.

And until we confront the media's role in anti-Israel bias and fuelling antisemitism, the truth will never get to see the light of day and it will be impossible to stop the tidal wave of hate.

I actually think the lot you are making life much, much harder for Palestinians and are part of the problem - your misplaced outrage is fuel for Hamas which is prolonging this war. That is shameful.

If the Guardian was my only source on the Israel-Gaza war, and if I only tuned into the BBC or TikTok, I might be in the streets chanting against Israel too.

OP: when you manipulate context, cherry-pick images—many of which are clearly staged, fake, or recycled from war zones like Syria (I’ve even caught The Times publishing contrived photos)—and prioritise a narrative over truth, you’re not reporting the news; you’re manufacturing consent for hate. We see the consequences of this daily here in MN, it’s evident on this very board.

And until we confront the media's role in anti-Israel bias and fuelling antisemitism, the truth will never get to see the light of day and it will be impossible to stop the tidal wave of hate.

I actually think the lot you are making life much, much harder for Palestinians and are part of the problem - your misplaced outrage is fuel for Hamas which is prolonging this war. That is shameful.

If the Guardian was my only source on the Israel-Gaza war, and if I only tuned into the BBC or TikTok, I might be in the streets chanting against Israel too.

OP: when you manipulate context, cherry-pick images—many of which are clearly staged, fake, or recycled from war zones like Syria (I’ve even caught The Times publishing contrived photos)—and prioritise a narrative over truth, you’re not reporting the news; you’re manufacturing consent for hate. We see the consequences of this daily here in MN, it’s evident on this very board.

And until we confront the media's role in anti-Israel bias and fuelling antisemitism, the truth will never get to see the light of day and it will be impossible to stop the tidal wave of hate.

I actually think the lot you are making life much, much harder for Palestinians and are part of the problem - your misplaced outrage is fuel for Hamas which is prolonging this war. That is shameful.

They could have stopped it last week, last month, or last year.

this from Wikipedia

In short, they want the prisoners hamas took (remember, they started all of this) and some sort of insurance against them deciding to nip out first thing Monday morning and do it all again.

Not unreasonable. I’d feel the same. Wouldn’t you?

All Hamas have to do is release the remaining hostages. Israel will immediately provide food, water and humanitarian aid. Israel will release all the Palestinians it has been torturing, including children. Then rebuild all the destroyed infrastructure. Hamas are easy to spot as they're well fed.