07/18/2025 / By Lance D Johnson
A ten-year-old child from Gaza starving, looking for his family and a meal. He clutched a frayed kite, the paper fluttering in the wind like a wounded bird. The aid truck was just ahead—adorned with white flags, UN symbols, and a promise of some meal. His stomach growled, but hope kept him fighting for a better life.
“Come,” a soldier called in broken Arabic, waving him forward. The boy hesitated, but the man smiled—warm, almost kind. He took a step. Then another. A shot cracked the air.
The young boy crumbled in place, his kite slipping from tiny fingers. The soldier’s smile twisted into a sneer as voices laughed over radios. Behind rubble, mercenaries high-fived, their rifles still smoking.
The aid truck? It was a trap. Blood pooled around the boy, seeping into the dust. The wind carried his kite away. No one came to bury him. He’s one of thousands of child casualties buried beneath the rubble, their bodies discarded in the sand, their hope fluttering away in the wind.
This is an example of the hell that children are facing in Gaza. Kids are starving without medical care; they are looking for massacred relatives; and they are being set up by food aid traps. While Israel has always been shielded from scrutiny and regarded as a supreme nation — righteous and untouchable — world leaders are no longer looking away. As Israel’s merciless bombing campaign in Gaza grinds on, thousands of innocent children are buried beneath rubble, their bodies discarded in the dust. Hospitals are being turned into graveyards. Aid is being limited and used as a trap.
But rising in these horrifying times is a historic coalition of nations that are demanding accountability. The genocidal siege on Gaza, fueled by Western weapons, Israeli supremacy and blood lust, has reached a tipping point. Twelve countries have now committed to drastic measures aimed at choking off Israel’s war machine, defying U.S. pressure and signaling a seismic shift in global justice. The question remains: Will the rest of the world follow—or continue enabling the slaughter?
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For months, the world has watched as Israel pulverized Gaza, flattening entire neighborhoods and targeting hospitals, schools, and refugee camps with U.S.-supplied bombs. When UNICEF’s James Elder called Gaza a “graveyard for children,” he wasn’t exaggerating. Israel’s blockade has left survivors drinking contaminated water while children like 4-year-old Talia—now ripping out her own hair from trauma—embody the psychological toll of this man-made hell.
But the tide is turning. The Hague Group’s summit in Colombia, led by nations with firsthand experience of Western-backed atrocities, has drawn a line in the sand. Their resolution isn’t just symbolic—it’s actionable: banning arms sales, halting port access for weapons shipments, and freezing contracts that bankroll Israel’s occupation. Colombian President Gustavo Petro put it bluntly: “Palestinian life is no longer disposable.”
The State Department sneered at the summit’s “radical anti-Western agendas,” ignoring the irony that the U.S. itself vetoed multiple UN ceasefires while bankrolling Israel’s massacres. Washington’s tantrum reveals panic: their holy client in the Middle East no longer has immunity and their power is crumbling as nations work together to counter their genocidal actions.
Meanwhile, South Africa—fresh off its landmark ICC case proving Israel’s genocide—is leading the charge. As UN rapporteur Francesca Albanese warned: “The clock is ticking for Europe and the Arab world to join.” The message is clear: Neutrality is complicity.
The battle isn’t just in Gaza’s ashes—it’s in docks, courts, and boardrooms worldwide. Will the US and European nations continue arming a regime that kills children with approval? Will corporations still profit from apartheid? The twelve pioneering nations have lit the fuse; now, the world must choose—side with genocide, or stand for humanity.
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