The latest child to starve to death in Gaza weighed less than when she was born
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By SAMY MAGDY and MARIAM DAGGA
Updated 9:15 PM EDT, July 26, 2025KHAN 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
I hope this stain never washes off.
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By SAMY MAGDY and MARIAM DAGGA
Updated 9:15 PM EDT, July 26, 2025KHAN 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
wrote on last edited by [email protected]We are fucking monsters for letting this happen, I literally cry everytime I open the news we are fucking monsters. Every single one of us.
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Death, death to the IDF.
wrote on last edited by [email protected]Lets break the cycle of violence and killing to solve a conflict and start to de escalate wars with our mouths instead of more killing, plus they deserve lifelong torture in prison instead of a quick death. But thats a naive way to think about I guess and justice will never happen on this world
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By SAMY MAGDY and MARIAM DAGGA
Updated 9:15 PM EDT, July 26, 2025KHAN 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
And yet there's always money for bombs
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Lets break the cycle of violence and killing to solve a conflict and start to de escalate wars with our mouths instead of more killing, plus they deserve lifelong torture in prison instead of a quick death. But thats a naive way to think about I guess and justice will never happen on this world
This is the 200 IQ way. We need justice, not revenge.
Prison. That's what they should get. That's not what they deserve to get. But what they should get. And then that should be that. The end.
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This is the 200 IQ way. We need justice, not revenge.
Prison. That's what they should get. That's not what they deserve to get. But what they should get. And then that should be that. The end.
They deffo deserve worse than a quick death thats for sure.
I’ve just been angry for so long now - it genuinely is driving me mad.
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We are fucking monsters for letting this happen, I literally cry everytime I open the news we are fucking monsters. Every single one of us.
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wrote on last edited by [email protected]I know this is not much of a help, and definitely doesn't stop the root cause of the issue. But as the famine is decimating the Gaza population, right now it is top priority to help them find something to eat. And as aid agencies are blocked from entry, no matter how much we donate them, if they cannot deliver the aid.
Therefore we must directly help those inside Gaza. Here you can help one family: https://chuffed.org/project/121561-urgent-help-for-ahmads-family
And I highly encourage everyone to return and donate more, because as long as this genocide is ongoing, we're not done. That means, we also might have to make sacrifices in our budget. I'm not saying we should also go full starving mode out of solidarity, no. I'm just saying, we should be able to give up some non-critical goals, postpone some purchases, preferably don't waste food, and whatever we can save up this way, offer them as a contribution, because to them, this buys another hour of chance for survival.
I know food prices skyrocketed in Gaza, but together we can help them survive.
The link above is for one very kind family. Feel free to find other fundraiser campaigns as well, just be sure to check thoroughly to make sure it's not a scam. At least this one I checked. They're grateful beyond words for every contribution!
I fully agree, we're fuckin' monsters, every single one of us for allowing this genocide to happen. Those were my exact thoughts as well. Helping one family doesn't change that, but at least it raises their chances for survival, and I want to believe that it is something.
Thank you everyone, who helps!
Edit: typo
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They deffo deserve worse than a quick death thats for sure.
I’ve just been angry for so long now - it genuinely is driving me mad.
Let's stop the genocide first and foremost. Given that a war is already ongoing, violence is the only answer. Once we've met them with enough violence for them to consider listening to reason, I'm all for it, but talking isn't going to do shit for this problem.
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I know this is not much of a help, and definitely doesn't stop the root cause of the issue. But as the famine is decimating the Gaza population, right now it is top priority to help them find something to eat. And as aid agencies are blocked from entry, no matter how much we donate them, if they cannot deliver the aid.
Therefore we must directly help those inside Gaza. Here you can help one family: https://chuffed.org/project/121561-urgent-help-for-ahmads-family
And I highly encourage everyone to return and donate more, because as long as this genocide is ongoing, we're not done. That means, we also might have to make sacrifices in our budget. I'm not saying we should also go full starving mode out of solidarity, no. I'm just saying, we should be able to give up some non-critical goals, postpone some purchases, preferably don't waste food, and whatever we can save up this way, offer them as a contribution, because to them, this buys another hour of chance for survival.
I know food prices skyrocketed in Gaza, but together we can help them survive.
The link above is for one very kind family. Feel free to find other fundraiser campaigns as well, just be sure to check thoroughly to make sure it's not a scam. At least this one I checked. They're grateful beyond words for every contribution!
I fully agree, we're fuckin' monsters, every single one of us for allowing this genocide to happen. Those were my exact thoughts as well. Helping one family doesn't change that, but at least it raises their chances for survival, and I want to believe that it is something.
Thank you everyone, who helps!
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Is this link verified? Sorry I really really really want to donate but I dont know what is a scam and what is a true fundraiser anymore these days, or where the money actually ends up. I might just take the chance and donate anyway. Thank you so much!!! xx
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I know this is not much of a help, and definitely doesn't stop the root cause of the issue. But as the famine is decimating the Gaza population, right now it is top priority to help them find something to eat. And as aid agencies are blocked from entry, no matter how much we donate them, if they cannot deliver the aid.
Therefore we must directly help those inside Gaza. Here you can help one family: https://chuffed.org/project/121561-urgent-help-for-ahmads-family
And I highly encourage everyone to return and donate more, because as long as this genocide is ongoing, we're not done. That means, we also might have to make sacrifices in our budget. I'm not saying we should also go full starving mode out of solidarity, no. I'm just saying, we should be able to give up some non-critical goals, postpone some purchases, preferably don't waste food, and whatever we can save up this way, offer them as a contribution, because to them, this buys another hour of chance for survival.
I know food prices skyrocketed in Gaza, but together we can help them survive.
The link above is for one very kind family. Feel free to find other fundraiser campaigns as well, just be sure to check thoroughly to make sure it's not a scam. At least this one I checked. They're grateful beyond words for every contribution!
I fully agree, we're fuckin' monsters, every single one of us for allowing this genocide to happen. Those were my exact thoughts as well. Helping one family doesn't change that, but at least it raises their chances for survival, and I want to believe that it is something.
Thank you everyone, who helps!
Edit: typo
Donating to people within Gaza does nothing to solve the issue. It only drives up the price.
Donate to independent journalists and comedians who cover the genocide instead.
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Lets break the cycle of violence and killing to solve a conflict and start to de escalate wars with our mouths instead of more killing, plus they deserve lifelong torture in prison instead of a quick death. But thats a naive way to think about I guess and justice will never happen on this world
How did we stop the Nazis again?
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We are fucking monsters for letting this happen, I literally cry everytime I open the news we are fucking monsters. Every single one of us.
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wrote on last edited by [email protected]You can't put this on me.
I'm powerless to do anything meaningful to stop this, and you are too unless you're the president of the United States or a billionaire. At the very least, I didn't vote for the two ruling parties who made it all possible, but most can't say that. For 99% of voters, supporting genocide wasn't a red line.
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Donating to people within Gaza does nothing to solve the issue. It only drives up the price.
Donate to independent journalists and comedians who cover the genocide instead.
I've never donated, as this is Israel, and they're killing people who try to get aid in. I'm pretty sure the money goes nowhere.
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I've never donated, as this is Israel, and they're killing people who try to get aid in. I'm pretty sure the money goes nowhere.
The donations do go to people in Gaza but they use the money to buy food from the Abu Shabab ISISrael gang and the likes.
It does nothing to solve the issue. We need to change public opinion first.
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How did we stop the Nazis again?
I think we, as a globe, sent the Nazis to prison nonviolently as violence is never the answer /s(ardonic)
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Let's stop the genocide first and foremost. Given that a war is already ongoing, violence is the only answer. Once we've met them with enough violence for them to consider listening to reason, I'm all for it, but talking isn't going to do shit for this problem.
No marginalized group was ever granted rights because they asked for it nicely. I think death should always be avoided and I'm fully against the death penalty and torture but when violence is the only way, the oppressed have every right to use it.
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How did we stop the Nazis again?
If by "Nazi", you mean the ~8 million registered members of the Nazi party, then to a first approximation, we left them alone.
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I know this is not much of a help, and definitely doesn't stop the root cause of the issue. But as the famine is decimating the Gaza population, right now it is top priority to help them find something to eat. And as aid agencies are blocked from entry, no matter how much we donate them, if they cannot deliver the aid.
Therefore we must directly help those inside Gaza. Here you can help one family: https://chuffed.org/project/121561-urgent-help-for-ahmads-family
And I highly encourage everyone to return and donate more, because as long as this genocide is ongoing, we're not done. That means, we also might have to make sacrifices in our budget. I'm not saying we should also go full starving mode out of solidarity, no. I'm just saying, we should be able to give up some non-critical goals, postpone some purchases, preferably don't waste food, and whatever we can save up this way, offer them as a contribution, because to them, this buys another hour of chance for survival.
I know food prices skyrocketed in Gaza, but together we can help them survive.
The link above is for one very kind family. Feel free to find other fundraiser campaigns as well, just be sure to check thoroughly to make sure it's not a scam. At least this one I checked. They're grateful beyond words for every contribution!
I fully agree, we're fuckin' monsters, every single one of us for allowing this genocide to happen. Those were my exact thoughts as well. Helping one family doesn't change that, but at least it raises their chances for survival, and I want to believe that it is something.
Thank you everyone, who helps!
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The problem in Gaza is not a lack of money; or even a lack of food. It is the regional superpower using its overwhelming military support to block food entry and distribution. While explicitly blocking all organizations with a history and track record of successful aid provisioning in challenging war zones. Then replacing it with their own potenkin aid agency as members of their senior leadership talk openly about using starvation as a weapon of war.
Even in the most charitable reading, donations like this do nothing to help on net. Assuming it is not an outright scam, you are just giving this one family some of the limited supply of food in Gaza. That means that you are depriving someone else in Gaza that food; because you did not actually introduce more food; and, one way or another, that food was going to get eaten.
Adding more money to the equation does help fund the gangs running the food black market. I don't mean to imply that such gangs are responsible for the crisis (they are not), or even that they are inherently bad (in a well run system, profit oriented local groups providing last mile distribution can be helpful). But, in this case, they are at best neutral.
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Donating to people within Gaza does nothing to solve the issue. It only drives up the price.
Donate to independent journalists and comedians who cover the genocide instead.
Donating to people within Gaza does nothing to solve the issue.
I cannot disagree with that - in fact, that's how I started my comment above. Normally I'd agree with donating to journalists and aid organizations instead, but in this case that doesn't really work.
First of all, the key issues are already all in the news. It wasn't always the case, but by now they clearly show the depth of this genocide. They aren't showing everything, but they definitely show enough to convey what's going on. Those who don't understand it from this, won't understand it from anything. That being said, yes, donate to journalists - theirs is one of the most important jobs in the world, and probably the most dangerous too, especially in Gaza - but I'd say, priorities have shifted a little bit.
Secondly, those people in Gaza are starving! They haven't had a proper meal in weeks, and they are already collapsing in the streets, tens or hundreds are dying every day, not including those who are killed at "food distribution points" used as a bait. These people need help right now, this very moment. This won't solve the root issues as we both agree on this, but it helps at least some of the people to survive a bit longer. The money that goes into solutions that will solve the core issues is very important too, but those will take a very long time. Time that these people don't have, because they only have merely days or a week at best, some only hours.
It only drives up the price.
This is so little in this mayhem, I'm pretty sure these donations have little or no effect on that. Prices are already skyrocketing, the available food items cost 15-50 times as much as they used to. Like $60 for 1 kg flour. And if it drives the prices up even more, then what? We have to, we need to, and we will donate more. I know this isn't sustainable on the long term. In the meantime we have to go to demonstrations, we have to keep pushing our governments until they finally realize that something isn't right and they impose sanctions on Israel. But what's the point if in the meantime, those whom we're trying to protect, starve to death?
I'm not gonna downvote your comment, you do have a point, but I have to say I don't like this negative attitude.
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I've never donated, as this is Israel, and they're killing people who try to get aid in. I'm pretty sure the money goes nowhere.
The money on the fundraiser link is going to a family who needs it. In the end I'm pretty sure too, it will go to Israel, which is very sad, but at the moment there's no other way to save lives.
- First the money goes to the person who created the fundraiser (honestly, I don't know who he is; I do know that one of their siblings has been living in Spain and he's also helping obviously, but I haven't asked about the one in Canada. He might be a friend or family, I don't know).
- The family in Gaza has direct access to the money from the fundraiser
- They have to go to some merchants, where they transfer the money online and receive cash in exchange, and during this process they incur an outrageous 40% or higher surcharge.
- Using the cash they can buy food.
So yes, in one way or another, in the end the money will end up in Israel, which is sad, but again, at the moment there is no other way to help them survive the famine.
