Gaza 'starvation' poster boy actually has genetic condition and Israel helped him in the past

The media’s been peddling a heart-wrenching photo of a Gaza boy, Osama al-Rakab, 5, as the poster child for a so-called famine caused by Israel’s war in the Strip. 

But as it turns out, it’s a load of balderdash. 

The Israeli Defense Ministry dropped the hammer Monday, revealing the child has a genetic illness, not starvation, and was evacuated for treatment last month. 

Israel’s COGAT unit came out swinging: "A picture of Osama al-Rakab, 5, was 'used to falsely depict Israel as responsible for his condition, claiming Israel is starving children,'" including in Italian media and on Al Jazeera's airwaves. Lies, lies, and more lies. They clarified: "Osama suffers from a serious genetic illness unrelated to the war. On June 12, we actively coordinated Osama’s exit from Gaza with his mother and brother through the Ramon airport." The kid is now getting treatment in an Italian hospital, not wasting away because of Israel.

COGAT (Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories) didn’t stop there, warning: "Tragic images rightfully stir strong emotions, but when they’re misused to fuel hatred and lies, they do more harm than good." Preach. They added, "Don’t let compassion be exploited for propaganda." And to drive it home: “Check the facts before parroting blame." They even dropped a pic of Osama in his hospital gown in Italy, proving their point.

Meanwhile, the IDF's out here dismantling the "deliberate starvation" myth with hard action. On Sunday, they rolled out humanitarian measures, including "tactical pauses" in Al-Mawasi, Deir al-Balah, and Gaza City "every day until further notice." Combat’s still on, but they're halting fire from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. in those zones, coordinated with the U.N. and other global players "following discussions regarding the matter." Humanitarian corridors? Locked in from 6 a.m. to 11 p.m., letting U.N. convoys deliver food and meds to Gazans. The IDF is ready to scale it up "as required."

Then you have U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson dropping truth bombs on NBC's Meet the Press: "Since the war started, Jerusalem has supplied over 94,000 truckloads of food, 'enough to feed two million people for two years.'" But here’s the kicker: "Hamas has stolen the food." 

Fact-check that Hamas pocketed over $500 million in 2024 from aid meant for starving Gazans. Johnson called the U.N.’s aid system "broken" and said the IDF’s opening “new channels of distribution to get it to those people who are desperately in need, that’s Israel’s intention and that is the U.S.’s intention and the U.N. as well.”

And let's not forget Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu, standing tall at a gathering of evangelical Christians in Jerusalem: "There is no starvation in Gaza … and I assure you that we have a commitment to achieve our war goals. We will continue to fight till we achieve the release of our hostages and the destruction of Hamas’s military and governing capabilities. They shall be there no more."

So there you have it, propaganda exposed, facts laid bare, and Israel fighting the good fight while the world's fed a steady diet of lies. Time to wake up and smell the truth.

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IDF raided Hamaspital with fake doctors and terrorist patients

Israel's Unit 504 investigators of the IDF interrogated Hamas terrorists who revealed that the group fully controlled Kamal Adwan Hospital in Jabaliya, Gaza.

The investigators discovered that the hospital director was involved in planning and coordinating terror activity and that Hamas terrorists planned to escape an IDF raid by using ambulances.

The IDF and Shin Bet raided the hospital last Friday based on intelligence that terrorists were using the facility as a headquarters. Around 240 Hamas terrorists were arrested during the operation, including several who took part in the October 7 massacre.

An IDF reservist described his interrogation of a Hamas terrorist, who admitted that the hospital director was key in directing terrorist activities. The reservist said, "We discovered that the individual at the center of the event, orchestrating the terror and Hamas activities within the compound, was the hospital director himself."

The reservist added that Dr. Abu Safiyeh, the hospital director, "strutted around like a peacock, certain that he wouldn’t be arrested and fully convinced he was in control of the situation." 

Another reservist confirmed the hospital director's involvement with Hamas, stating, "Abu Safiyeh really did walk around like a peacock. He watched as his doctors were incriminated one by one, still convinced he wouldn’t face arrest." He was wrong.

He continued, "But we soon saw through his disguise—it was nothing more than a facade. They were terrorists with blood on their hands. The hospital director finally realized that the entire ruse had unraveled, and in the end, he too was arrested."

Working with COGAT, the IDF ensured the evacuation of 350 patients and medical staff from the hospital before the raid. Some of the "patients" were actually Hamas terrorists in disguise.

Israel's military also made sure that food, fuel, and medical supplies were delivered to keep the medical areas operational.

Additionally, 95 patients and staff members were moved to the Indonesian hospital in Gaza, along with two generators and thousands of liters of essential supplies.

The 401st brigade, which was positioned around the hospital, arrested terrorists and dealt with those who attacked or resisted the troops.

Israeli special forces discovered within the hospital an array of weapons, including grenades, firearms, and other military equipment.

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Karma? Hamas rocket knocks out Gaza power lines

Hamas fired a barrage of about 200 rockets and mortars into Israel on the Jewish sabbath, and one rocket fell short. It destroyed electrical power lines into Gaza, according to Israel's Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT).

For many in Gaza the lack of electricity brought back thoughts of the good old days when men were men and little girls were their wives.

According to COGAT, workers initially weren't able to approach the downed lines due to fire from the "fightin' Hamassholes," but eventually they ran out of ammo and the lines were repaired.

COGAT tweeted:

Mortar fire from Gaza damaged a power line that supplies electricity to 10,000+ Gaza residents. Until yesterday, incessant Hamas rocket fire prevented Israeli Electric Company technicians from reaching the fault. The line is now repaired and electricity is restored.

So the deal is, Hamas destroys their own power lines and the target of their terrorist bombardment fixes it for them.

Kumbaya baby.

As a result of Hamas' escalation and other Gaza-based scumcrumpet terror groups, the IDF hit back with what has been described as the most extensive Israeli bombing campaign against terror targets inside the Gaza Strip since Operation Protective Edge in 2014, according to The Times of Israel.

Three Israelis were reported injured and several building were damaged, but Hamas fires rockets and mortars like Stevie Wonder drives a Formula One race car: most fell in open areas and 30 that may have actually hit something substantial were intercepted by Israel's Iron Dome defense system.

The IDF reported that it struck a number of Hamas targets including cross-border terror tunnels and a training facility for urban combat.

Israel hit two Hamas facilities on Monday as Palestinians launched incendiary kites and balloons into Israel in an attempt to destroy structures and kill anything they could in Israel.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday, "To us, there is no such thing as a ceasefire that excludes the incendiary kites and balloons. No such thing. I'll say this for the seventh time and I hope it gets through, but if it's not understood by my words, it will be understood by the IDF's actions."

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas diverts millions of dollars in our aid to pay terrorists and their families.

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