Starving children from Gaza war | Preexisting medical conditions

The images of starving children are horrific, many of them had conditions like cystic fibrosis and cerebral palsy from before the war.

Life would be hard for many of these children who have genetic or medical issues, but it’s still Hamas who brought a war to their doorstep and made it harder to survive.

It’s still Hamas who take the aid delivered via Israel and sell it at inflated prices or take it for themselves. Hamas should not be ruling any people.

Some of the poor children with medical conditions affected:

🏥 Mohammad Al-Motawaq, published on the New York Times trontPage and the Guardian as starved of food, but actually has muscular dystrophy. The NYTimes retracted it’s misinformation.

🏥 Osama al-Rakab, a 5-year-old child, suffered from malabsorption and a serious genetic illness unrelated to the war, identified as cystic fibrosis. This condition causes difficulty in digestion or absorption of nutrients.

🏥 14-year-old Abdul Qader al-Fayoumi, who reportedly died of starvation in Gaza, suffered from a genetic neurological disorder and was treated in Israel in 2018

🏥 Nour al-Huda, an 11-year-old girl with cystic fibrosis, was admitted to Kamal Adwan hospital on March 15.

🏥 Fadi, a 6-year-old boy from al-Nasser neighborhood in Gaza City, has cystic fibrosis.

🏥 Wissam Hammad, the uncle of 5-year-old Muhammad, who has cerebral palsy and is lactose and gluten-intolerant and can only eat blended food

🏥 Osman, his 14-year-old son with cerebral palsy, uses a gastrostomy feeding tube.

David Collier exposes the lie of the starving child on the cover of the New York Times. https://david-collier.com/the-truth-behind-the-viral-gaza-famine-photo/

They Became Symbols for Gazan Starvation. But All 12 Suffer from Other Health Problems. https://www.thefp.com/p/they-became-symbols-for-gazan-starvation