Children collecting firewood: The 'collateral damage' of a meticulously engineered famine
📰 THE STORY: An Israeli drone strike killed two children collecting firewood near Kamal Adwan Hospital in northern Gaza, according to Al Jazeera, highlighting the desperate conditions forcing civilians to search for basic necessities amidst the ongoing conflict. 🔍 WHAT THEY'RE NOT TELLING YOU: Historical Context: This incident isn't an aberration; it's a direct consequence of Israel's 17-year
illegal blockade of Gaza, which began in 2007. This siege systematically stripped Gaza of resources, restricting fuel, electricity, clean water, and building materials, long before October 2023. The collapse of infrastructure and the resort to firewood are deliberate outcomes of this policy, not unforeseen consequences of a 'conflict.' Furthermore, the Kamal Adwan Hospital itself has been
repeatedly targeted and raided by Israeli forces, with reports of medical staff detention and humiliation, making the area anything but a safe zone. Double Standard: Imagine if Russian drones killed children gathering firewood in Ukraine after a decade-and-a-half blockade and concerted targeting of civilian infrastructure. Western media would universally condemn it as a war crime, a deliberate act
of cruelty against a defenseless population. Yet, when the Israeli military does it in Gaza, it's often framed as an unfortunate byproduct of 'self-defense' or a hazy result of 'conflict,' with little to no robust questioning of the intent behind creating such conditions in the first place, or the use of advanced military technology against children. Follow the Money: The drones used, the