There are people who die without ever understanding why. Ahmed Shanan was one of them.
Ahmed was a man with Down syndrome.
He was born into this world without choosing it, born to a family in Gaza, into a life that would demand from him things he could never fully understand.
He lived the war the way a child lives a storm.
He walked with his family through displacement, not fully understanding what “leaving” meant. To him, “home” was simply a word that kept changing, a place his parents gave a name to, then took away, then gave to somewhere else. Again and again.
He heard explosions, but he did not understand them. He looked at the sky, saw warplanes, and thought they were butterflies, or perhaps toys.
Because that was how he saw the world.
With a heart untouched by hatred. With a mind that could not comprehend war. Only a childlike innocence living in a body that grew older while the world around him kept collapsing.
Yesterday, the heat was unbearable. So Ahmed did something simple.
He stepped outside and sat by the door, searching for a little air, a little freedom, just a moment of relief.
Then, for a reason he would never understand, an Israeli strike hit an apartment across from him.
The explosion tore through the air. Shrapnel flew. And it reached him.
Ahmed was taken to intensive care. He remained there for one day. And then he died.
Ahmed was the purest definition of a civilian.
He did not know war. He did not choose sides. He did not hate. He did not even understand what was happening around him.
And yet, like so many others, he paid the price for something he never did. Not because of a decision. Not because of a choice. But simply because he was there, at that moment.
And he did not die during a declared war. He died during what the world calls a “ceasefire.”
In the past two days, Israeli attacks across Gaza have intensified again. Without announcement. Without headlines. Under the quiet cover of what is still being called a truce.
So tell me:
What kind of ceasefire is this, where the innocent continue to die?
What kind of calm is this, where even someone like Ahmed is not spared?
If a man who looked at warplanes and saw butterflies can be killed like this, then this is not peace.
This is war, stripped only of its name.
#WoundedGaza
“WE NEED TO LET THEM DO INSIDER TRADING TO FEED THEIR FAMILIES.”
Congress makes $174k.
Median income is about $63k.
Minimum wage is $7.25.
If your “public servant” needs Wall Street crime to survive, that’s not a government, that’s a cartel.
Welcome to neo-feudalism. You’re the peasant, they’re the aristocracy.
Mamdani taxed the rich and suddenly libraries work, potholes get fixed, childcare exists, and workers get paid more.
That's why billionaires are losing it and want him gone!!!
This is the first time Irish officials have released details on a specific end-user, with exports approved as overwhelming evidence was gathering of war crimes and crimes against humanity committed in Gaza, as well as a developing genocide case before the ICJ.
REVEALED: It took 18 months, and multiple FOI battles, but we can now reveal Ireland approved €20 million in military-capable dual-use exports to the IDF and Israeli Ministry of Defense during the height of its military assault on Gaza in 2024.
https://t.co/2AuwzQsKKX
@daves2481@DailyIranNews You really need to look at your delusions of the "Free World" where you can be jailed for calling out genocide, arrested for Facebook posts, where you can't get Government contracts if you condemn terrorist Israel, you pay your taxes to Israel. Free? 🤣🤣
Handala hacker group claims first-ever leak of photo showing Elbit Systems Hermes drone design team
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The Iranian-linked hacker group Handala has released a statement claiming it has published, for the first time, an image showing what it describes as the core design and development team behind the Hermes drone program at Elbit Systems.
In its statement, the group asserted that the Hermes drone project has long been concealed under strict security measures, and framed the image leak as the beginning of a broader effort to expose what it called “hidden aspects” of Israeli military and security programs.
Handala added that further details, including additional information and names, would be released in subsequent disclosures. "This image marks only the beginning of uncovering the hidden aspects of the Zionist regime’s military and security projects," they wrote.