More infants born prematurely and receiving care at Al-Shifa hospital are at risk of dying as the facility goes out of service, the Palestinian Health Ministry said.
Can you imagine the rage and the devastation these expectant parents must feel? They have baby rooms decorated. They have baby clothes that they have to decide to either keep forever or eventually get rid of. They’ve been living in a happy, anxious, exciting whirlwind for the last nine months, and now that has been destroyed and they have to recover from that trauma in an active warzone.
Wherever you think those parents will place the blame for this–Hamas, the IDF, British colonialism, United Nations meddling, or all of the above–think of what the real, systemic victims look like. Think of how it feels to know that your sibling died and if they are ever memorialized, it will be one name among 10,000.
Can you imagine the rage and the devastation these expectant parents must feel? They have baby rooms decorated. They have baby clothes that they have to decide to either keep forever or eventually get rid of. They’ve been living in a happy, anxious, exciting whirlwind for the last nine months, and now that has been destroyed and they have to recover from that trauma in an active warzone.
Wherever you think those parents will place the blame for this–Hamas, the IDF, British colonialism, United Nations meddling, or all of the above–think of what the real, systemic victims look like. Think of how it feels to know that your sibling died and if they are ever memorialized, it will be one name among 10,000.