A devastating Israeli airstrike in Gaza killed the doctor’s nine children, one survived, CNN reported on Monday.
The attack highlights broader pattern of violence Associated Press reported, adding that Israel systematically used Palestinian civilians as human shields during raids — a violation of international law corroborated by soldiers and former detainees.
Middle East Eye reported that aid convoys in Gaza now face dual threats: Israeli bombardments targeting humanitarian guards and desperate looters swarming deliveries.
Meanwhile, AntiWar.com disclosed Israeli military plans to seize 75% of Gaza within two months, forcibly relocating civilians into three cramped zones.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has openly endorsed the full ethnic cleansing of Gaza, dubbed the “Trump plan,” though no safe havens exist for displaced Palestinians.
Among the conflict’s youngest victims was 11-year-old Yamen Hammad, a media activist documenting life under siege until an airstrike silenced her camera.
Her death mirrors that of 7-year-old Hind Rajab, who begged rescuers by phone for hours before Israeli forces shelled the ambulance sent to save her, killing all inside.
In New York, U.S. military veterans are staging a 40-day hunger strike outside the United Nations mission, subsisting on 250 daily calories — the same ration Gazans received months ago.
Marine Corps veteran Phil Tottenham called the fast a “symbolic echo” of Gaza’s agony: “Our children aren’t starving,” he said, “but theirs are drinking poisoned water as bombs fall.”
Kathy Kelly, a protester and peace advocate, condemned the U.S. for enabling what forensic experts term a “genocide,” citing Hind Rajab’s autopsy showing 335 bullet wounds.
“No one will stop this madness but us,” said Mike Ferner, a Veterans For Peace leader, urging Americans to confront their government’s role in the slaughter.
As Gaza’s death toll mounts, these veterans vow to hunger until their nation’s complicity is seen — and halted.
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