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Who is looking after all the orphans?

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sadsister23 · 22/12/2023 16:16

I just saw a video of a little boy who could not be more than 8 years old crying because he went to the market and came back to find that all 11 members of his family had been killed by an airstrike. There was no one there to comfort him. His grief and pain was palpable. Who is caring for these kids? It's actually unbearable to see. My nephew won't be getting the gift he wanted on Xmas Day from Santa because my sister didn't order it in time. I was worried about him being disappointed but this has totally put things into perspective.

For my own mental health I really should stop following these journalists but it feels so irresponsible to turn a blind eye. I wish there was something I could do.

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Livelovelaugh028384 · 22/12/2023 23:58

Looks like the usuals are here ready to call us hamas sympathisers all for caring about babies and children.

This thread is simply asking what will happen to the children. If you can show any empathy then leave it.

MrsSkylerWhite · 23/12/2023 00:00

No-one.

I imagine that everyone around them is doing the best that they can, as you would.

I heard a R4 reporter today saying that hospitals in Gaza are hospices now in that people are going there to die, there is no treatment available.

In those circumstances, there is no-one to pick up the pieces of the shattered lives of orphans.

Flowersfield · 23/12/2023 00:18

These children will never be the same again. Even IF they survive the psychological trauma is unimaginable and to think people in power are just sitting back (pretty chilled) and watching this happen is insane to me.

EffieeBriest · 23/12/2023 07:04

@Flowersfield like most conflicts vulnerable people are tragically killed. What did Hamas expect ? They knew Israel would respond like this, they knew children would be killed.

istoodonlegoagain · 23/12/2023 07:19

One of the children that has stayed with me is the baby that was born by emergency c/s at 6 months gestation as his mother was dying. He was just called Son of Maryam, as that was her name and they knew no other details about the family, who had been killed in an airstrike. He had had a massive brain bleed due to oxygen deprivation, and no one had come forward to claim him as they were all believed to be dead. I had a preemie in a similar situation and the thought of this tiny baby all alone killed me.

Flowersfield · 23/12/2023 08:19

EffieeBriest · 23/12/2023 07:04

@Flowersfield like most conflicts vulnerable people are tragically killed. What did Hamas expect ? They knew Israel would respond like this, they knew children would be killed.

You sound very much like someone who's been getting their information from mainstream media or the Israeli government because let's be honest we all know how honest they are.

  1. Wording is very important in situations like this; this isn't a "conflict" this is a GENOCIDE.
  2. People are not being "killed"...murdered, shot, bombed into pieces, amputated, starved, orphaned is more befitting to describe what is happening.
  3. Yes we all knew how Israel would react because they've been doing it for the last 75 years the only difference is this time people are beginning to wake up and not falling for their propaganda or LIES. No oppressor in history has ever deemed the resistance of the oppressed as righteous or "acceptable".
Parkingt111 · 23/12/2023 08:35

Alot of the times the children are taken in by neighbours or friends and sometimes just ordinary civilians

Parkingt111 · 23/12/2023 08:37

When they are brought to the hospital they are labelled as 'WCNSF' wounded child no surviving family
There are many many children and babies like this

Dulra · 23/12/2023 09:20

EffieeBriest · 23/12/2023 07:04

@Flowersfield like most conflicts vulnerable people are tragically killed. What did Hamas expect ? They knew Israel would respond like this, they knew children would be killed.

How callous and unnecessary on this thread. These children are not responsible for the situation they're in. You're probably the type of person that tells a pedestrian whose just been knocked down it is their own fault for not looking both ways

Auvergne63 · 23/12/2023 09:41

EffieeBriest · 23/12/2023 07:04

@Flowersfield like most conflicts vulnerable people are tragically killed. What did Hamas expect ? They knew Israel would respond like this, they knew children would be killed.

You have forsaken your humanity. Take your rhetoric and, well, you know what to do with it.
But for the grace of God, go I. Pray that you and your family never have to face what these children have to face hour by hour.

garlicandsapphires · 23/12/2023 09:49

Fuck it really makes me cry…
im following a number of accounts on Instagram that seem to be from regular people on the ground. It’s too much to bear but I think these images need to be seen

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sadsister23 · 23/12/2023 09:56

@EffieeBriest please stop detailing my thread for your own agenda. Whoever you believe to be responsible I'm sure you can agree that these poor innocent children do not deserve this.

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wavingatthesky · 23/12/2023 10:25

I see the usual disrespectful thread derailment is being attempted.

Just wanted to pop on and say how sad this is and my heart is breaking for these poor children cruelly orphaned by the IDF, as well as for the parents and brothers and sisters of children who have been bombed and killed.

I think the current child death toll is 8000 confirmed but I suspect many more. And of course, many others will be orphans or seriously injured.

For anyone interested this article details the plight of children with no surviving family, for which an acronym has been created by medics:

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/dec/22/the-plight-of-gazas-wcnsfs-wounded-child-no-surviving-family

The plight of Gaza’s ‘WCNSFs’ – wounded child, no surviving family

The plight of Gaza’s ‘WCNSFs’ – wounded child, no surviving family

A chilling acronym used by aid workers reflects the reality of a conflict in which 40% of casualties are believed to be minors

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/dec/22/the-plight-of-gazas-wcnsfs-wounded-child-no-surviving-family

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sadsister23 · 23/12/2023 10:35

wavingatthesky · 23/12/2023 10:25

I see the usual disrespectful thread derailment is being attempted.

Just wanted to pop on and say how sad this is and my heart is breaking for these poor children cruelly orphaned by the IDF, as well as for the parents and brothers and sisters of children who have been bombed and killed.

I think the current child death toll is 8000 confirmed but I suspect many more. And of course, many others will be orphans or seriously injured.

For anyone interested this article details the plight of children with no surviving family, for which an acronym has been created by medics:

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/dec/22/the-plight-of-gazas-wcnsfs-wounded-child-no-surviving-family

The plight of Gaza’s ‘WCNSFs’ – wounded child, no surviving family

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I can't begin to imagine what these children are going through. No one to comfort them or give them a hug. They are alone in this world. I desperately wish there was something we could do.

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wavingatthesky · 23/12/2023 10:37

@sadsister23 I agree, I think the only thing we can do is keep highlighting their plight, these terrible atrocities towards them and their families, and donate or volunteer our time somehow to helping with relief efforts (although I realise it is probably not possible to volunteer in Gaza right now I am sure there is stuff we can do from outside maybe).

PeasfullPerson · 23/12/2023 10:43

wavingatthesky · 23/12/2023 10:37

@sadsister23 I agree, I think the only thing we can do is keep highlighting their plight, these terrible atrocities towards them and their families, and donate or volunteer our time somehow to helping with relief efforts (although I realise it is probably not possible to volunteer in Gaza right now I am sure there is stuff we can do from outside maybe).

Yes I think that’s all we can do.

@sadsister23 stay healthy and enjoy your festivities. Try not to use up your energy feeling bad, that way you will have enough left in you to do something helpful another day. Thank you for starting this thread.

PurpleChrayne · 23/12/2023 11:27

I believe the Israeli children orphaned on October 7 are being cared for by extended family and their communities.

SilverCatStripes · 23/12/2023 11:28

Maybe Hamas should step up and start looking after all the citizens of Palestine?

wavingatthesky · 23/12/2023 11:29

@PurpleChrayne terrible that they were orphaned but really good to hear they have family and communities to look after them.

I wish we could say the same for the many many thousands now orphaned in Palestine who currently don't have a safe place or family members to look after them.

ssd · 23/12/2023 11:35

Terrible that wounded orphaned children become an excuse for tit for tat on a parenting board.
Shame on you @PurpleChrayne

Desertrose2023 · 23/12/2023 11:36

PeasfullPerson · 23/12/2023 10:43

Yes I think that’s all we can do.

@sadsister23 stay healthy and enjoy your festivities. Try not to use up your energy feeling bad, that way you will have enough left in you to do something helpful another day. Thank you for starting this thread.

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Agree with both @PeasfullPerson and @wavingatthesky. you’ve donated @sadsister23 and I’m sure you’ll keep advocating for peace and keep these children in your thoughts. Enjoy the time with your family and thanks for this thread 💐

wavingatthesky · 23/12/2023 11:38

ssd · 23/12/2023 11:35

Terrible that wounded orphaned children become an excuse for tit for tat on a parenting board.
Shame on you @PurpleChrayne

did you mean to direct that at silvercatstripes? just wondering if you tagged the wrong person.

mollyfolk · 23/12/2023 11:42

Have people completely lost their humanity? Are we not all parents here? The only responses on a thread about orphaned children should be one of compassion.

Parkingt111 · 23/12/2023 15:13

Just saw this from Dr Ghassan and remembered this thread 💔 poor 3 year old boy who has no family and had to have his arm and leg amputated being cared for by a stranger. In amongst the darkness these small acts of love and kindness shine through

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