Gaza is “losing a future generation of children” – War on Gaza Day 610

Gaza is “losing a future generation of children” and those who survive to adulthood will face heightened health risks, obstetrician Brenda Kelly told Al Jazeera.

“We know that famine experienced in-utero has lifelong consequences for children who then go into adulthood with much higher risks of cardiovascular disease and diabetes, as well as mental health disorders,” Kelly, a subspecialist in maternal and fetal medicine at Oxford University Hospital, said.

Kelly added that Israel’s decimation of health infrastructure in Gaza means that women who do lose babies have no access to psycho-social support.

“We know the impact that this personal tragedy has for women, we know the guilt that we carry, but for many women it’s simply not safe to leave where they are to cross and try to reach the nearest health facility,” she said.

“And there are so few health facilities there, the repeated displacement of women and their families throughout Gaza makes it virtually impossible for women to know which facilities are open and get that care.”

“They killed our childhood. What did we even do wrong?”

A Palestinian girl from the Gaza Strip shares her experience of daily life amid Israel’s war on the bombarded territory. pic.twitter.com/BKPlCdwV8y

— Al Jazeera English (@AJEnglish) June 7, 2025

‘Clearly an excuse’: Does Netanyahu really want Hamas gone?

Israel’s war on Gaza rumbles on, even as international condemnation grows.

Hamas has expressed that it is ready for a deal to end the war, even offering to turn over the administration of Gaza to a technocratic government. United Nations Security Council members have overwhelmingly voted in favor of a ceasefire, a resolution blocked from passing only by a United States veto.

But Israel, led by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, is adamant in its refusal of any agreement that does not include what it calls the “defeat of Hamas”, even if that means endangering the Israeli captives still held in Gaza.

“Hamas is already the weakest it’s ever been, and there’s nothing they can do that is remotely comparable to what Israel possesses,” writer and researcher on Israel-Palestine and founder of The Fire These Times podcast Elia Ayoub told Al Jazeera.

“There’s ample evidence by now that the only reason this genocide is ongoing is because Netanyahu wants it to continue. It’s clearly just an excuse to keep the war going” (continue reading here).

WEST BANK HEADLINES:

(For background on the West Bank, read this and this) 

Israeli Forces Abduct Three Palestinians Near Jenin

NEWS ON MEDIA BIAS & CENSORSHIP:

(Find more on media bias and censorship here and here)

A Cover-Up? Survivors of Israel’s Attack on US Ship Still Waiting for Answers 58 Years Later– the USS Liberty

GAZA FLOTILLA UPDATE:

As Madleen Nears Egyptian Coast, Voices from Aboard Call for Gaza’s Freedom

The International Committee for Breaking the Siege on Gaza announced on Saturday that the ship Madleen is approaching the northern Egyptian coast, with only a short distance left before reaching Gaza.

The vessel, part of the Freedom Flotilla Coalition, is carrying 12 international activists. 

Al-Jazeera cited the crew as saying that the journey is currently proceeding smoothly, despite previous nights when the ship was approached by drones later confirmed to be for reconnaissance purposes.

French Member of the European Parliament Rima Hassan, who is on board the Madleen, called for the ship’s safe passage to be ensured. 

She warned that any attempt to intercept or attack the vessel would constitute a clear violation of international law. The ship is expected to reach a point 100 nautical miles from Gaza by Monday.

Follow the Gaza flotilla journey here.

Map the Madleen’s progress here.

NOTE: The flotilla movement was begun by Greta Berlin, Paul Larudee, Mary Hughes-Thompson, Sharyn Locke, AND Eliza Ernshire. Afterward, Jewish Voice for Peace and some others tried to ‘cancel’ Greta Berlin and Ann Wright, despite their heroic and extremely consequential actions.

Communication jam has begun. We are approx. 160 nautical miles away from Gaza. Help us to break the siege. pic.twitter.com/nncPjSmtW1

— Eye on Palestine (@EyeonPalestine) June 8, 2025

NOTABLE QUOTES:

History will remember him with honor.

Riley Livermore, a former U.S. Air Force officer, chose to resign in protest against the U.S. government’s complicity in the GAZA GEN0CIDE. pic.twitter.com/fsWEbS9bBJ

— The Resonance (@Partisan_12) June 8, 2025

“It was like The Hunger Games. Crates of food were dropped. People grabbed, then there were [shots] fired, people were shot.”

UNICEF spokesperson James Elder highlights the deadly conditions Palestinians face while seeking aid in Gaza and the critical need for safe aid access. pic.twitter.com/U4eMsIA8Ir

— Al Jazeera English (@AJEnglish) June 7, 2025

MORE NEWS:

STATISTICS OCTOBER 7, 2023 – JUNE 7, 2025:

• At least 55,867 Palestinians killed, 135,062 injured – including:
• at least 54,880 killed in Gaza (~16,500 children) 
• at least 987 killed in the West Bank (~199 children)
• at least 126,277 injured in Gaza
• at least 8,785 injured in the West Bank

According to Palestinian authorities, during the ceasefire Jan. 19 – March 18 2025, Israeli attacks killed at least 170 Gazans, and Israel committed at least 962 ceasefire violations.

Since the Israeli army resumed its assaults on Gaza on March 18, it has killed at least 4,603 people. 15 Israeli soldiers have been killed during the same time period.

Thousands of those killed in Gaza have yet to be identified, and an estimated 14,000 more are still buried under rubble.

Reported Israeli death toll from October 7, 2023 – June 7, 2025: ~1,605 – including ~1,139 on October 7, 2023 (~36 children), 424 military forces since the ground invasion began in Gaza, 46 military and civilians in the West Bank, East Jerusalem, and Israel.

By one count, Israeli attacks have killed approximately 218 Palestinian journalists and media workers; Palestinians have killed 4 Israeli journalists (other groups have tallied between 181 and 280 Palestinian journalists killed – depending on the criteria used).

NOTE: It is unknown at this time how many of the deaths and injuries of Israelis on October 7 were caused by Israeli soldiers.

• Human rights reports on Israel-Palestine (regularly updated)
• What Every IDF Soldier Serving at Notorious Sde Teiman Knows Is Happening to Its Palestinian Detainees
• MIT Student Condemned Genocide — So ADL Chief Said She Helped Cause Boulder Attack
• I told the truth about the West Bank and was threatened and assaulted. Now I’m relying on you to act
• 58 years since the Naksa, Israel’s destructive West Bank military operation fuels mass forced displacement of Palestinians
• John Kiriakou: Israel’s Negative, Disproportionate and Widespread Influence on the U.S. National Security State
• The Corporate Media’s Refusal to Accurately Cover Genocidal Terrorist Benjamin Netanyahu
• Trump confirms he told Netanyahu ‘I don’t think it’s appropriate’ to attack Iran
• Mahmoud Khalil Alleges the Trump Admin and Pro-Israel Groups Coordinated to Target Him
• I used to believe the myth that the US was the most democratic nation
• Veterans Launch 40-Day Fast to Protest Israel’s Starvation of Gaza
• Israel lobby adapts to power shift from Congress to White House
• Iran’s Christian Heritage
• 15 Years Ago I Was on a Gaza Flotilla Mission That Ended in the Deaths of 10 and Wounding of 50 by Israeli Commandos
• The Madeleine ship: A message of solidarity with Gaza and resolve to break the blockade
• Why Did Burning Girls Matter in Vietnam but Not in Gaza?
• Israel-Backed Militias Linked to ISIS Loot Gaza Aid Under IDF Watch
• ‘Global March to Gaza’: Activists from 31 countries plan march to Rafah border
• Israeli displacement orders in Gaza are psychological warfare
• New Israeli Law Allows Palestinians as Young as 12 to Be Imprisoned for Life