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Israel/Palestine

David__77

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16. The latest child to starve to death in Gaza weighed less than when she was born

Reply to mopinko (Reply #4)

Sun Jul 27, 2025, 03:36 PM

Jul 27

KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — A mother pressed a final kiss to what remained of her 5-month-old daughter and wept. Esraa Abu Halib’s baby now weighed less than when she was born.

On a sunny street in shattered Gaza, the bundle containing Zainab Abu Halib represented the latest death from starvation after 21 months of war and Israeli restrictions on aid.

The baby was brought to the pediatric department of Nasser Hospital on Friday. She was already dead. A worker at the morgue carefully removed her Mickey Mouse-printed shirt, pulling it over her sunken, open eyes. He pulled up the hems of her pants to show her knobby knees. His thumb was wider than her ankle. He could count the bones of her chest.

The girl had weighed over 3 kilograms (6.6 pounds) when she was born, her mother said. When she died, she weighed less than 2 kilograms (4.4 pounds).

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https://apnews.com/article/gaza-israel-starvation-children-malnutrition-baby-baf865b861c9a2fd9c75068936062146

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His name is Mohammad Al-Motawaq. He is 18 months old. And he is starving in Gaza [View all] David__77 Jul 27 OP

Post removed Post removed Jul 27 #1

hitler didnt send any aid to the jews. mopinko Jul 27 #9

It sure looks a lot like genocide to many people who want to support Israel. Bluetus Jul 27 #19

Israel does not itself send food, to be clear. AloeVera Jul 27 #22

"Not as bad as Hitler..." snot Jul 27 #27

It is not either / or. David__77 Jul 27 #12

He has cerebral palsy and hypoxemia. Mosby Jul 27 #2

people's willingness to fall for this crap mopinko Jul 27 #4

The latest child to starve to death in Gaza weighed less than when she was born David__77 Jul 27 #16

i'm not saying no 1 is starving. i am saying mopinko Jul 27 #17

Understood. Thank you for the response. David__77 Jul 27 #18

this is bullshit mike_c Jul 27 #30

This message was self-deleted by its author snot Jul 27 #28

that child has cerebral palsy. that pic is cropped. mopinko Jul 27 #3

Whatever helps you sleep at night... AloeVera Jul 27 #5

my only point is that there is as much misinformation as real info coming out of the region. mopinko Jul 27 #7

It's a lot harder to believe what you don't want to AloeVera Jul 27 #25

Simple solution TiberiusB Jul 27 #6

it rly wd help. so much bs out there. mopinko Jul 27 #8

Israel doesn't want witnesses to the crimes. David__77 Jul 27 #11

I'm well aware TiberiusB Jul 27 #26

I know! Just like they steal aid under the helpless gaze of IDF soldiers and their gazillion drones! AloeVera Jul 27 #23

Cerebral palsy doesn't cause starvation. David__77 Jul 27 #10

it causes muscle wasting. mopinko Jul 27 #13

But this child IS being starved. His mother is unable to find food AloeVera Jul 27 #24

My brother has cerebral palsy, Butterflylady Jul 27 #31

If the testimony of hundreds of medical & independent agency personnel is part of a hoax, snot Jul 27 #29

Thanks to Democrats speaking up David__77 Jul 27 #14

Rep. Jennifer McClellan David__77 Jul 27 #15

And a good first step would be for all politicians and American Jews Bluetus Jul 27 #20

Yes! mountain grammy Jul 27 #21

Bullshit exposed. Fake outrage remains. Beastly Boy Jul 28 #32