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"Gaza’s Unseen War: The Stories Israel Doesn’t Want the World to Hear"**

Behind the headlines of conflict lie shattered lives, stolen childhoods, and a people fighting to be remembered

By Muhammad IsrarPublished 8 months ago 3 min read

# **The Unseen War: Israel’s Brutal Oppression of Gaza’s Muslims**

## **Introduction: A Land Drenched in Blood and Tears**

Gaza is not just a territory under siege—it is an open-air graveyard. For over 75 years, the Palestinian people have endured systemic violence, displacement, and dehumanization at the hands of the Israeli state. What the Western media often frames as a "conflict" is, in reality, a **one-sided massacre**, where an advanced military power unleashes its might upon a trapped, defenseless population.

Since October 7, 2023, Israel’s war on Gaza has escalated into what experts call a **textbook case of genocide**. Over **40,000 Palestinians** have been killed—**70% of them women and children**. Entire families have been wiped out, hospitals bombed, universities reduced to rubble, and children buried under collapsed buildings.

This is not war. This is **extermination**.

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## **Chapter 1: The Roots of Oppression—From Nakba to Modern-Day Apartheid**

### **The Nakba (1948): The Original Sin**

The suffering of Gaza’s Palestinians did not begin in 2023. It traces back to **1948**, when Zionist militias forcibly expelled **750,000 Palestinians** from their homes in what they call the **Nakba ("Catastrophe")**. Entire villages were destroyed, families massacred, and survivors driven into refugee camps in Gaza, the West Bank, and neighboring Arab countries.

### **The Gaza Blockade: The World’s Largest Open-Air Prison**

Since **2007**, Israel has imposed a **medieval-style siege** on Gaza, controlling:

- **Food and water** (restricting calories to starvation levels)

- **Electricity** (only a few hours a day)

- **Medical supplies** (hospitals routinely run out of anesthesia)

- **Movement** (Gazans cannot leave without Israeli permission)

The UN has repeatedly declared Gaza **"unlivable"**, yet the world watches in silence.

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## **Chapter 2: The 2023 Genocide—A Timeline of Horror**

### **Massacres in Plain Sight**

- **October 17, 2023: Al-Ahli Baptist Hospital Massacre**

- **500+ killed** in a single Israeli airstrike

- Israel blamed a "failed Palestinian rocket," but investigations (including by **Human Rights Watch**) confirm it was an Israeli JDAM missile.

- **November 2023: The Siege of Al-Shifa Hospital**

- Israel raided Gaza’s largest hospital, claiming it was a "Hamas command center."

- **No evidence was found**, but patients, including newborns, were left to die without power.

- **December 2023: The Flattening of Jabalia Refugee Camp**

- Israel dropped **2,000-pound bombs** on one of the most densely populated areas on Earth.

- **Entire families were erased from civil records.**

### **The Weaponization of Starvation**

Israel has deliberately:

- **Bombed bakeries**

- **Blocked food aid trucks**

- **Destroyed farmland**

- **Contaminated water supplies**

The result? **Children dying of malnutrition** while Israeli soldiers mock them on TikTok.

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## **Chapter 3: The Faces of the Slaughter—Stories Israel Wants Buried**

### **The Boy Who Was Buried Alive**

In January 2024, **6-year-old Hind Rajab** called emergency services after her family’s car was hit by Israeli tank fire. For hours, she begged for help as gunfire echoed around her. When rescuers finally reached her, they found her **charred body clinging to her dead relatives**.

### **The Doctor Who Lost His Entire Family**

Dr. Iyad Al-Rantisi, a Gaza surgeon, worked tirelessly to save lives. One day, he returned home to find his house **flattened by an airstrike**, killing his wife, children, and parents. He still operates on patients—**with no anesthesia**.

### **The Journalists Targeted for Telling the Truth**

Over **140 Palestinian journalists** have been killed by Israel since October. Many were wearing **"PRESS" vests** when snipers shot them. Why? **Because dead men tell no tales.**

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## **Chapter 4: The Western Complicity—Who Really Pulls the Strings?**

### **The U.S. Role in the Genocide**

- **$3.8 billion/year** in military aid to Israel

- **Vetoing UN ceasefire resolutions**

- **Suppressing pro-Palestine protests** on campuses

### **The Media’s Betrayal**

- CNN, BBC, and Fox News **parrot Israeli propaganda** without verification.

- Social media **shadow-bans Palestinian voices** (Meta admits suppressing pro-Palestine content **11 times more** than Israeli posts).

### **The Corporations Profiting from Blood**

- **Lockheed Martin, Boeing, Elbit Systems** (weapons suppliers)

- **HP, Siemens, Caterpillar** (providing tech for apartheid)

- **Disney, Starbucks, McDonalds** (funding Israeli settlements)

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## **Chapter 5: The Resistance—Why Gaza Still Stands**

Despite the horrors, Gaza refuses to die.

- **Farmers plant seeds in bomb craters.**

- **Children share their last piece of bread.**

- **Doctors perform surgeries by phone light.**

This is **sumud**—**Palestinian steadfastness**—the unbreakable will to exist.

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## **Conclusion: The World’s Moral Test**

History will judge this moment. **Will you stand with the oppressed, or the oppressor?**

### **What You Can Do:**

1. **BOYCOTT** companies funding genocide.

2. **PROTEST** in your city.

3. **SHARE** Gaza’s stories—**silence is complicity.**

**Gaza is not just a Palestinian issue—it is a test of humanity.**

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### **Final Words**

*"They thought they could bury us. They didn’t know we we were seeds."*

— **Palestinian Proverb**

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