A famine has been declared in Gaza city

[SaltAirAndTheRust]

https://news.sky.com/story/gaza-latest-war-israel-city-ceasefire-hamas-13415481

Meanwhile, up to 80,000 troops are being prepared to start an offensive there. There are no longer any words

And dismissing the fact that children with health conditions are as important as other children. A lot of the severe pictures earlier on were children unable to get medical treatment, this was often documented accurately in mainstream reports as "malnutrition and multiple medical conditions", yet was then dismissed as if starving because of lack of treatment for a medical condition made it OK.

There is a movement called " global strike for Gaza" which asks participants to not spend any money on Thursdays. Who knows if it will help but I think the aim is that if so many people do it will make governments take notice.

“Hamas did steal from some of the smaller organizations that donated aid, as those groups were not always on the ground to oversee distribution, according to the senior Israeli officials and others involved in the matter. But, they say, there was no evidence that Hamas regularly stole from the United Nations, which provided the largest chunk of the aid.

An internal U.S. government analysis came to a similar conclusion, Reuters reported on Friday. It found no evidence of systematic Hamas theft of U.S.-funded humanitarian supplies, the report said.”

If there isn’t a clear systemic issue with Hamas stealing a lot of aid (which would enable them to control food to the point of engineering a famine), who else is possibly to blame?

Agree and then X posts from several years ago of obese people in Gaza

Along with not buying Israeli products on any day of the week

I heard on the radio, mothers watching their children die. I think our time here is coming to an end, we are an unpleasant, self serving species. Disgusting and complicit, shameful and embarrassing.

It really hasn’t for a lot of pro Israeli posters on here

I do actually and one that doesn't have to resort to personal attacks.

Of course they're seeking that end result. Like I said, we're long past this kind of dishonest framing.

Is it Islamophobia or just blind hate?
I’m thinking both
I’m so constantly shocked by this hate that I just don’t understand how people can live with themselves

On a different note because I really can’t be bothered thinking or dwelling on these individual's…
Will this UN declaration of Famine now give anyone more power to deal with supporting the people of Palestine

How, in essence, can this declaration help! ?

Not in my eyes, they aren't. As I keep saying, there are two sides in this war - one is Israel and the other is very devious. Framing what - your truth?

I'm just watching the images on the news here and my first thought is these people are meant to now evacuate Gaza City for the South. How will they have the energy to do this journey because I presume most will be walking carrying their children or supporting old people. So it's stay and die in airstrikes or die on the road.

(Copied straight from @Wornout82)

"I have organized plans. We stop aid and don't let anything into Gaza. If our kidnapped people don't eat, then they (the Palestinians) shouldn't eat anything either... We must occupy the entire Strip. This is our land, and they must pay for what they have done by losing land and by encouraging emigration.” National Security Minister Ben-Gvir, July 2025

“All Gaza will be Jewish” Heritage Minister Amichay Eliyahu

“Nobody will let us cause 2 million civilians to die of hunger, even though it might be justified and moral, until our hostages are returned.” Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, August 2024

how do you explain this, @Dangermoo? These are statements from the Israeli regime which state they are happy to let two million people starve.

Also @Dangermoothere is no evidence of Hamas stealing aid from the UN. How do you explain it?

Can't Hamas just surrender and end it all? Simples.

Thanks for posting that

What disgusting people they truly are

Seeing as this didn’t begin on October 7, why would it end then?

Because if Israel wanted to commit genocide they could kill every Palestine tomorrow. Please use your brain. Hamas is stealing food and aid from their own people because they don’t give a flying f* about them.

This is a terribly sad situation but please educate yourself on who is to blame for this war.

Hamas are not stealing aid. This has been proven.

It’s actually how Genocides take place.

Same tactic was used against the Jews.

They were dehumanised, othered, and look what happened?

And what is Israel's part in the situation so?

Hopefully you’re not typing on an iPhone as that’s using Israeli technology. If you really care and all that…

Perhaps better still countries all invade Israel
Then we can all be on here telling them to surrender!

Should Ukraine surrender. In fact as soon as any country is invaded by another they should just surrender.

That all makes great political sense to the Far Right of course but certainly not the rest of the world !

Heard that one before.

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