iran has to retaliate because israel has shown that they only back down when met with deterrence. do not let anyone tell you that this response was unexpected. israel and the us both knew it would happen, thats why they declared a state of emergency right as they blew up tehran
they lied about hamas burning people alive only to burn palestinian journalists alive. they lied about hamas beheading babies only for us to see photos of beheaded palestinian babies. every accusation is a confession & to bear witness alone feels like an act of violence itself.
This is what uncontrolled burning of fossil fuels and deforestation, unregulated mineral mining, the use of GenAI, and the genocides committed by the West are doing to the people and land in Africa.
Africans are exploited for the comfort of Westerners yet pay the steepest price.
I will not share the last photo of Hossam, his body blodied and mangled after being hit by an Israeli strike while doing his job as a journalist.
I will share this moment instead, to remind you that he is not a number. He had a name, and a mother who loved him, just like you.
This is Hossamās team, and we are sharing his final message :
āIf youāre reading this, it means I have been killedāmost likely targetedāby the Israeli occupation forces. When this all began, I was only 21 years oldāa college student with dreams like anyone else. For past 18 months, I have dedicated every moment of my life to my people. I documented the horrors in northern Gaza minute by minute, determined to show the world the truth they tried to bury. I slept on pavements, in schools, in tentsāanywhere I could. Each day was a battle for survival. I endured hunger for months, yet I never left my peopleās side.
By God, I fulfilled my duty as a journalist. I risked everything to report the truth, and now, I am finally at restāsomething I havenāt known in the past 18 months . I did all this because I believe in the Palestinian cause. I believe this land is ours, and it has been the highest honor of my life to die defending it and serving its people.
I ask you now: do not stop speaking about Gaza. Do not let the world look away. Keep fighting, keep telling our storiesāuntil Palestine is free.ā
ā For the last time, Hossam Shabat, from northern Gaza.
The first 27 pages, the age is listed as 0.
The first 27 pages, the age is listed as 0.
The first 27 pages, the age is listed as 0.
The first 27 pages, the age is listed as 0.
The first 27 pages, the age is listed as 0.
The first 27 pages, the age is listed as 0.
We live in a world where itās apparently acceptable to slaughter 400 children in one day because they are Palestinian.
What an utterly despicable act of terrorism. I will say it again and again..
Israel is the terrorist. #FreePalestine
Anyone else really struggling right now?
Everything Iām doing in my life feels so meaningless & superficial.
How are we meant to carry on as ānormalā when a genocide is happening in front of our eyes?
Feel so angry, helpless & utterly devastated for the people of Gaza
If I die, I am not a number, I am a planet in itself, I have dreams and ambitions that I wanted to achieve.
Don't forget me in your prayers and keep talking about me