UN says 14,000 babies could die in Gaza in next 48 hours under Israeli aid blockade

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14. "Know Their Names"

Al Jazeera (who else would care?) had a project called "Know Their Names". It was a compilation of the names of everyone killed in Gaza from Oct. 7, 2023 to January 2024 I believe - from bombing. It started off with the names of babies aged "0 years".

This is the beginning of the 0 years list. There are hundreds more names - of babies.
Noura Walid Abdulsalam Shaheen (0 years old)
Maryam Nour Al-Din Wael Daban (0 years old)
Fatima Louay Rafiq Al-Sultan (0 years old)
Watan Mohammed Abd Al-Rahim Al-Madhoon (0 years old)
Mohammad Al-Jabbari Said Misbah Al-Khour (0 years old)
Diyaa Ahmed Abd Al-Aati Saleh Moussa (0 years old)
Oday Mohammed Rafiq Al-Sultan (0 years old)
Mohammed Nidal Hisham Attallah (0 years old)
Ahmad Shadi Talal Al-Haddad (0 years old)
Masa Mohammed Youssef Nasr (0 years old)
Ayat Abd Al-Aziz Omar Farwana (0 years old)
Maalek Mohammed Shafeeq Abu-Al-Kas (0 years old)
Sarah Abd Al-Rahman Mohammed Hamad (0 years old)
Mohammed Saleh Mahmoud Al-Deiri (0 years old)
Mecca Ahmed Eid Abu-Sherekh (0 years old)
Iyad Abd Al-Rahman Jihad Muhaysen (0 years old)
Adam Mohammed Sameer Abu-Ajwah (0 years old)
Alayan Abd Al-Rahman Alayan Al-Ashqar (0 years old)
....

It does not include the names of those buried under rubble. Nor the thousands maimed and injured. Nor of course, of the 8 babies who froze to death in January of this year or the ones who died from illnesses over the course of the war due to lack of adequate medical care due to the destruction of their medical system and hospitals. Nor...

I suppose it's debatable which is the worst form of death for babies - quick shredding or burning by bombs or a slow agonizing death from starvation. (Though dying under rubble would be a slow and agonizing death too). What is not debatable, imho, is that this should not have been allowed to happen in the first place. It is neither "self-defense" nor in any way justifiable. That it was allowed to happen for 18 months is because these people and babies are Palestinians. Take from that what you will.