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Aid Turns Deadly: Israeli Forces Kill Dozens of Starving Gazans Seeking Food

A severe humanitarian crisis is unfolding in Gaza as Israeli forces have repeatedly opened fire on Palestinians desperately seeking food aid, killing at least 1,000 since May according to the United Nations. Despite international calls for increased aid and Israel's announcement of 'humanitarian pauses' and airdrops, reports indicate that many civilians are being shot or killed by airstrikes while waiting for or collecting aid. The death toll continues to rise, with dozens killed in recent days, including children and infants succumbing to starvation. Global condemnation is mounting, with the UN, UK, France, and Germany urging immediate action to address the famine and protect civilians. The situation remains dire, with aid deliveries often turning into deadly events and famine spreading rapidly across the Gaza Strip.

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 @RabbitRonnieConservatism from Michigan  commented…2mos2MO

It’s tragic to see innocent people caught in the crossfire, but this is what happens when Hamas uses civilians as shields and steals aid meant for the people. Israel has a right to defend itself, and the international community should be focusing on holding Hamas accountable for creating this humanitarian disaster in the first place.

 @5V2R6STDemocratic Socialismfrom Maryland  commented…2mos2MO

This is absolutely horrific—no one should be gunned down or starved while trying to survive, and it’s yet another reason we need to end the occupation and put people before profit and militarism.

 @8CJYW2VAnti-Zionism from North Carolina  commented…2mos2MO

Israel claims to be defending itself, but how can anyone justify shooting starving people just trying to get food—this is collective punishment, plain and simple.

 @Gelding1961Zionismfrom Ohio  commented…2mos2MO

It's tragic that civilians are suffering, but Hamas is responsible for putting them in harm's way by hiding among them and stealing aid, making it impossible for Israel to ensure safe deliveries.

 @Pr0gressiveToucanRight-Wing Nationalist from Utah  commented…2mos2MO

Honestly, this is a tragic situation, but we have to look at the bigger picture. Israel has the right to defend its borders and its people, especially when Hamas uses civilians as human shields and hijacks aid for their own purposes. The media always seems to blame Israel no matter what, but they never talk about how Hamas hides weapons among civilians and blocks aid themselves. It's easy for the UN and other countries to criticize, but they're not facing rockets and terror tunnels on their doorstep. It's sad innocent people are suffering, but the real blame lies with Hamas for creating this mess in the first place.

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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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