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Saif Helles, a child from Gaza City, died of starvation. This image of young Saif's emaciated body, as striking as Mantegna's Lamentation of the Dead Christ, was photographed by Aziz Khalil. It was one of the last postings by Anas Al-Sharif before he was killed in an Israeli airstrike, as he slept in a tent with other journalists outside Al-Shifa Hospital.

Evil Under the Sun

The Scourging of Gaza: Diary of a Genocidal War

Jeffrey St. Clair
August 16, 2025

At some point in Israel’s starvation of Gaza, hunger stopped being just physical, and started to erode the mind. You would see people wandering aimlessly, not even asking for food anymore. Children stopped playing. Conversations became quieter, slower. People forgot certain tastes. The memory of sweetness faded. – Mahah Hussaini Israel is doing its evil […]

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