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A video of Shaaban al-Dalou burning to death after an Israeli strike at a hospital has stoked criticism from Israel’s allies and highlighted the plight of people trapped in Gaza.

He was the son his mother boasted about: He memorized the entire Quran as a boy, and rose to the top of his university class. He wanted to become a doctor. But most of all, Shaaban al-Dalou dreamed of escape.

Since Israel launched its devastating retaliation for the Hamas-led attack just over a year ago, Mr. al-Dalou wrote impassioned pleas on social media, posted videos from his family’s small plastic tent and even launched a GoFundMe page calling out to the world for help getting out of the Gaza Strip.

Instead, the world watched him burn to death.

Mr. al-Dalou, 19, was identified by his family as the young man helplessly waving his arms, engulfed in flames, in a video that has become a symbol of the horrors of war for Gazans, trapped inside their blockaded enclave as the international community looks on.

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[–] technocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 14 hours ago* (last edited 14 hours ago) (7 children)

The NYTrash is trying to appear unbiased but they can't get there...

He Dreamed of Escaping Gaza. The World Watched ~~Him Burned~~ Zionists Burn Him Alive.

[–] microphone900@lemmy.ml 4 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

I think sentiment is changing. Recently I'm noticing more US mainstream media using language like

Since Israel launched its devastating retaliation for the Hamas-led attack just over a year ago

It's a small thing, it's better than the softer language they would normally use. But, damn, it's not enough.

[–] geneva_convenience@lemmy.ml 5 points 9 hours ago

They are still directly implying the genocide is retaliation. This is the crux of all the propaganda.

Every Israeli expansion has been under the guise of self defense. It always follows the same order:

  • Oppress Palestinians for long enough, and kill any attempt for a peaceful resolution.

  • The the Palestinians see no other option and retaliate.

  • Israel commits a genocide and "defends themselves" onto more land.

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