"They Are Starving," Says Doctor Back from Gaza
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Published 2024-05-06
The World Food Programme is warning northern Gaza has reached a "full-blown" famine that is spreading south. This comes after the Israeli military has spent months blocking the entry of vital aid into Gaza, attacking humanitarian aid convoys and opening fire on Palestinian civilians waiting to receive lifesaving aid. We get an update on conditions among the besieged and starving population of Gaza — including of children now suffering from the psychological effects of intense and prolonged trauma — from Dr. Walid Masoud, a vascular surgeon and a board member of the Palestine Children's Relief Fund who is just back from heading a medical mission to Gaza.
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All Comments (21)
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we are living in a failed humanity
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So so so horrifying
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I wish he could have spoken longer. We need to hear this in the US!
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I have no words. My heart is filled with pain also great love and hope for all of Gaza.
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Thanks for your integrity
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God bless those children! I couldn't imagine what the Palestinians are going through! 😢🙏
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Roosevelt once said: "Hunger does not breed reform; it breeds madness and all the ugly distemper that makes an ordinary life impossible. The future belongs to those who prove themselves the true friends of mankind." : (
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Brutal. Peace needs to be found. Ffs
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Shame on all of man kind for allowing this to go on.
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Just heartbreaking.
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They just don't care their hearts are locked up no Mercy no Compassion
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Thank❤🌹🙏 you for truthful news, Democracy Now! 🤗
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Satanyahu will have to account for these war crimes .
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If there is hell on earth, it certainly is in Gaza.
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When criticism of Israel upsets some people more than the genocide of 35,000 innocent civilians ~ Being lost for words is an understatement ~
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Oh my God
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Free America of Israel, not only for the Palestinian people, for the American people.
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Well done in publishing and saying - Pride and victory belong to the axis of resistance and its allies, and humiliation and disgrace belong to the axis of evil and its allies - a thousand salutes to the free South Africa and a thousand salutes to the proud president of Brazil, revolutionary Colombia and the global student movement.
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What about the millions of people in Gaza who are held hostage by this conflict? They can’t go anywhere, they can’t live a normal life, no education and health care.
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Extremely concerning.
