Child: Talha Mohammad Al-Hajin
Age: Two and a half years
Talha is one of the survivors of a recent massacre, but he is still fighting for his life.
He sustained severe injuries to his head and leg, and his condition remains extremely critical,
@EyeonPalestine Talha’s case exemplifies the widespread suffering of Palestinian children under Israel’s structural violence and medical apartheid. Rafiq’s denial of a $11 feeding tube evacuation is not anomalous but indicative of a systemic pattern. This constitutes genocide.
@Astridueil Gaza's ongoing genocide underscores the world's failure to uphold human rights. Shaaban al-Dalou's story highlights the urgent need for accountability. Western complicity will be remembered as a grave error.
Hind Rajab's mom, Wesam, made this brilliant speech on Saturday:
Ladies & gentlemen,
I'll begin with no introductions.
On January 29, 2024, my daughter Hind Rajab was trapped inside a car, under direct fire.
Hind was a five-year-old child.
At that age, children don't think about politics, & don't know the meaning of war.
All they know is fear… & the hope that someone will come to save them.
Hind didn't die suddenly.
Hind waited.
She waited for help,
For her cries to have meaning.
She said:
"I'm scared…come get me."
This isn't a literary phrase.
This is the last thing a child said,
who knew she might not survive.
She said a sentence that tore my heart apart:
"Mom, they're lying. Stay with me!"
At that moment, I realized the betrayal.
An ambulance was sent to her. It didn't arrive. It was bombed.
This means one thing:
Saving a life wasn't allowed.
Today, 2 years later,
I'm not standing here to tell you a sad story.
I am here to speak about responsibility.
I will pose a weighty question:
What is the value of a human life when it is Palestinian?
Because what happened to my daughter Hind,
Had it happened anywhere else, would have shaken the world.
But it was in Gaza.
And that is why time was allowed to pass,
& the crime to be forgotten.
I ask you to imagine, even for a few seconds,
The magnitude of pain that mothers in Gaza carry when they lose their children.
Imagine the bitterness of the pain,
When you cannot save your child,
Or even reach them,
Or know what their final moments were like.
This pain lives with mothers
every day,
& with every breath.
What happened to Hind is not just a personal story.
It reveals how a child can be left to die, before the eyes of the world, without accountability.
You live in countries that believe in the rule of law,
that teach human rights,
& sign agreements to protect children.
But Hind was not protected.
Nor were the paramedics.
Nor was the truth protected.
I don't blame the people of the world,
but I do hold silence responsible.
The silence that makes the crime possible,
& makes its repetition easy.
Your presence here today
means that you have chosen not to be silent.
And that is important.
But what is more important, is what happens after this event.
Will Hind remain just a name at an event?
Or will she become a turning point?
I am not asking for the impossible.
I am asking for something very simple:
That the life of a Palestinian child be protected… as if it were your own child's life.
If the law cannot save a child, then it is a law that needs to be held accountable.
And if the world only acts when the victim resembles its own children, then the world needs a new conscience.
Hind is no longer here.
But her story is a trust.
And a trust is not preserved with words,
But with actions!
@muhammadshehad2 Hind Rajab's voice echoes in every cry for justice. Her mother’s strength reflects the pain of all Palestinian parents. Demand justice. Hold war criminals accountable.
On this day two years ago, the Israeli occupation army killed my cousin while we were besieged in Al-Amal Hospital in Khan Younis. She was shot by a sniper; the bullet pierced her heart as she was on her way to help children who had been targeted by the occupation with a tank shell.
May Allah have mercy on you, Hidaya.
ادعوا لها بالرحمة
@OmarHamadD a heartbreaking reminder of the suffering under occupation, no one should endure such loss. deep condolences to the family. the world cannot stay silent about genocide and war crimes.
Israel killed the child Suwar Ibrahim Al-Mabhouh in a bombardment of her family’s home in Al-Bureij refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip.
Suwar was only (7).
@GazaMartyrs 7-year-old Suwar Ibrahim Al-Mabhouh’s life stolen in Israel’s bombing of Al-Bureij. Another child gone. How many more before the world acts?
@mhdksafa So many in Gaza are still starving. Calling it a ceasefire while food is blocked is cruel. Starvation is not peace. It's a war crime. It's genocide. How much more pain until the world sees?
“Gaza is not only being destroyed, it is being sealed.
The crime scene is being cleared while the crime is still underway.”
~Colin Sheridan @colinivan
Irish Examiner
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This is my smile from the midst of Gaza’s rubble…
it came from deep within me,
not from emptiness.
Behind it are many pains in my heart,
unforgettable scenes,
the color of blood,
shattered bodies,
and the smell of death.
Behind it are friends who were killed,
and dreams buried beneath the rubble.
My smile carries an unbearable pain💔.
A surreal, chilling footage of Israelis marching with their children, some in strollers, into Gaza, seeking to colonise the ruins of an ongoing genocide. A scene so grotesque it feels scripted, yet it’s tragically real.
@TOliveFern Zionism's settler-colonial ideology, intertwined with state narratives dehumanizing Palestinians, perpetuates a cycle of legitimized hatred. Parading children through Gaza's ruins symbolizes not healing, but the normalization of ethnic cleansing.