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Gaza Faces Catastrophic Starvation as Aid Blockade Pushes Civilians to the Brink

A severe humanitarian crisis is unfolding in Gaza, where over 2 million people, including 1 million children, are facing acute hunger and starvation due to an Israeli-imposed blockade and restrictions on aid. Reports from aid organizations, journalists, and medical professionals describe rapidly rising malnutrition, especially among children, with deaths from starvation now being documented in hospitals. Despite international pressure and some Israeli claims of opening aid routes or airdropping supplies, the flow of food and essentials remains far below what is needed, with bureaucratic obstacles and violence further hampering distribution. The United Nations and World Health Organization have warned of a 'man-made' famine, accusing Israel of using starvation as a weapon of war, while Israel blames Hamas and the UN for aid failures. The crisis has prompted global outcry, but the situation on the ground continues to deteriorate, with desperate civilians risking their lives for a morsel of food.

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 @723LZFSConservatism from North Carolina  commented…2mos2MO

It's absolutely tragic to see innocent people suffering, especially children, but let's not forget how this crisis started—with Hamas launching brutal attacks on Israeli civilians. Israel has a right to defend itself and make sure aid doesn't end up in the hands of terrorists. Of course, humanitarian aid should reach those who need it, but we can't ignore the way Hamas uses civilians as shields and hijacks supplies. If the international community really wants to help, maybe it's time to put more pressure on Hamas to surrender and release the hostages so this war can end.

 @MonkeyBellaPacifismfrom California  commented…2mos2MO

It’s absolutely heartbreaking to see civilians, especially children, being starved as a tactic in any conflict—there’s just no justification for using food as a weapon. No political or military goal should ever come before basic human compassion and the right to life. I really wish all sides would lay down their arms and prioritize peace and humanitarian aid, because this endless cycle of violence is only creating more suffering.

 @7QH67XFAnti-Zionism from Mississippi  commented…2mos2MO

This is absolutely horrifying—Israel is deliberately starving an entire population and the world keeps letting them get away with it.

 @AmbitiousSuperPACAnarchism from Florida  commented…2mos2MO

The brutal starvation in Gaza is exactly what happens when states and militaries hold all the power over people’s lives and resources. No government—Israeli, Hamas, or otherwise—should have the authority to decide who gets to eat or live. Borders, blockades, and bureaucracy are just tools for oppression, and it’s the innocent who always suffer. Real solidarity means tearing down these systems and letting communities organize themselves without violent rulers calling the shots.

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Trump’s Doom vs. Harris’s Hope as America Decides Its Fate

Donald J. Trump and Kamala Harris closed out their campaigns in the final hours before Election Day in starkly different moods: The former president, often appearing drained at arenas that were not filled, claimed that the country was on the brink of ruin, while the vice president promised a more united future as energized supporters chanted alongside her, “We’re not going back.”In stop after stop, the presidential rivals essentially offered up two competing versions of reality on Monday and into early Tuesday. Mr. Trump repeatedly raised the specter of unchecked immigration and the dangers of Democratic policies as he spoke to crowds in North Carolina and Pennsylvania before closing with a midnight rally in Michigan.With a comparatively more optimistic message, Ms. Harris crisscrossed Pennsylvania, which holds 19 electoral votes that could decide the race. Stopping in Scranton, Allentown and Pittsburgh before a nighttime rally in Philadelphia, Ms. Harris talked about bolstering the economy and restoring federal abortion rights. She asserted that Americans were “exhausted” and ready to move on from the politics of the past decade.About 30 miles to the southwest, Mr. Trump was in Reading, Pa., broadly portraying undocumented immigrants as mentally ill criminals and calling those accused of crimes “savages” and “animals.”Both leaned on Hispanic supporters as they tried to rally Latino voters. The pro-Harris rapper Fat Joe, who is Puerto Rican, practically shamed his fellow Latinos in Allentown as he asked, “Where’s your pride?” Mr. Trump, still facing fallout from his rally in New York at which a comedian called Puerto Rico a “floating island of garbage,” brought Roberto Clemente Jr., the son of the Puerto Rican baseball legend, to the stage at a rally in Pittsburgh.But Mr. Trump, reaching the end of a grueling marathon of a campaign that began in 2022, looked visibly weary, battling fatigue in front of listless crowds, though he was relatively more upbeat and energized in Michigan. Ms. Harris, still appearing fresh after a three-month sprint, appealed for unity and pressed the contrast to her rival without uttering his name.“The measure of a true leader is based not on who you beat down,” she said. “It is based on who you lift up.”Despite the sharply different tones, polls suggest the race remains tight, with the final New York Times/Siena College surveys showing the candidates tied or holding only narrow leads in all of the seven battleground states.

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