Starvation, Slaughter, and Silencing the Truth in Gaza
In just 24 hours, Israeli attacks have killed at least 89 Palestinians in Gaza, including 31 people shot or bombed while seeking food. Five more — two of them children — have died from famine and malnutrition due to Israel’s ongoing blockade, bringing the known starvation toll to at least 227. Even “safe zones” like al-Mawasi, repeatedly targeted, offer no refuge.
This latest wave of death is compounded by Israel’s targeted killing of journalists. Among the dead is Al Jazeera correspondent Anas al-Sharif, one of Gaza’s most prominent reporters, along with five colleagues, murdered in a strike outside Al-Shifa Hospital. The UN Secretary-General and press freedom groups have condemned these assassinations, calling for an independent investigation. Yet Palestinian journalists vow the truth will not be silenced, even if “1,000 are killed.”
While governments wring their hands, Norway has taken meaningful action — divesting its $2 trillion sovereign wealth fund from 11 Israeli companies complicit in the Gaza assault. If only other nations, especially those arming Israel, would follow.
Starvation, indiscriminate killing, and the destruction of a free press are not acts of self-defense — they are crimes against humanity. Silence, or worse, continued support for Israel’s military machine, makes accomplices of us all.
This latest wave of death is compounded by Israel’s targeted killing of journalists. Among the dead is Al Jazeera correspondent Anas al-Sharif, one of Gaza’s most prominent reporters, along with five colleagues, murdered in a strike outside Al-Shifa Hospital. The UN Secretary-General and press freedom groups have condemned these assassinations, calling for an independent investigation. Yet Palestinian journalists vow the truth will not be silenced, even if “1,000 are killed.”
While governments wring their hands, Norway has taken meaningful action — divesting its $2 trillion sovereign wealth fund from 11 Israeli companies complicit in the Gaza assault. If only other nations, especially those arming Israel, would follow.
Starvation, indiscriminate killing, and the destruction of a free press are not acts of self-defense — they are crimes against humanity. Silence, or worse, continued support for Israel’s military machine, makes accomplices of us all.
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