As starvation worsens by the day in Gaza, the Netanyahu govt has been using food as a weapon of war — with complicity from Trump & U.S. taxpayer dollars.
This is painful to listen to but here’s what a U.S. Army veteran & Green Beret who witnessed it first-hand recounted to me:
Recognizing Palestine means affirming a people's right to freedom, equality, and statehood.
Norway recognised Palestine in May 2024.
Now we must secure the foundations: institutions, economy, and democracy. A viable Palestinian state is essential.
-@EspenBarthEide
A powerful moment as a family in Gaza celebrates their father’s return home carrying a sack of flour — a scene that captures the depth of the crisis, where flour alone brings tears of joy amid siege and famine.
In just 48 hours, at least four children have reportedly died of starvation.
Over 100 people have died from malnutrition during this war, and 80% of them are children.
“These deaths are unconscionable - and could have been prevented. The UN-led humanitarian response must be allowed to function fully through unfettered aid access to children in need.” - @UNICEFmena's Edouard Beigbeder
We need a ceasefire and the release of the hostages. And we need it now.
Full statement: https://t.co/gf3kQ4Dw5E
“Let’s, for once, put the civilians of #Gaza at the centre — the million children, the million women watching their loved ones starve before their eyes,” UNRWA Sam Rose tells @CNN.
Unrestricted and uninterrupted humanitarian assistance must be allowed into Gaza. UNRWA has the equivalent of 6,000 loaded trucks of food and medical supplies ready to bring in.
A Palestinian child — unable to sleep due to hunger — approaches her father, holding a plate, as the Israel-imposed food shortage and blockade persist in Gaza
Dozens of Palestinians were killed while seeking UN aid in Gaza this weekend.
@antonioguterres has condemned the mass shootings and deaths, and reiterated his call for an immediate ceasefire, the release of all hostages & unimpeded humanitarian access.
https://t.co/0QKJslZRVD
130 people were killed and more than 1,000 wounded in Gaza this weekend.
People are starving. Many were shot by the Israeli military while simply trying to get food.
This is completely insane and unacceptable.
No more U.S. military aid to Israel.
WFP Chief Cindy McCain describes how Israel killed over 60 aid-seekers in northern Gaza yesterday. “They were hungry. They were starving,” she said. “All of a sudden, Israeli tanks, Israeli guns, Israeli weapons of all kinds started firing at the crowd.”
There are no words to describe the cruelty of hundreds of thousands of people in Gaza who have been relentlessly bombed and displaced for almost 2 years now STARVING to death en masse.
Almost half a million murdered by bombs, the rest being murdered by withholding bread? Gross