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https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/israel-security/2026-05-19/ty-article/.premium/idf-data-shows-sharp-rise-in-sexual-assault-cases-in-army-since-october-7/0000019e-3fb4-dce7-abff-7fb54f440000

Posted by Israeli minister Itamar Ben Gvir

https://x.com/itamarbengvir/status/2057046925417824697

When the war began, this child had a family, a bed, and a refrigerator stocked with food. He had a life, a neighborhood, a school, and a future.

Today, this child stands in a long queue, not waiting for a toy or an outing, but for a simple meal from a charity kitchen. He clutches a small plate as if it holds the whole world in his hand.

He looks around with a silence that belies his age, as if his childhood has been gradually taken away, giving way to something no child should ever know. Yet, he still stands… still trying to cling to what remains of an ordinary day amidst all this cruelty.

This plate is not just food; it is a sign that life hasn't ended, that there are still those who are trying to keep some humanity alive amidst all this collapse.

And though the war has taken so much, it hasn't been able to completely erase this child's desire to eat, to live, and to one day return to the home that was his, and to a childhood that should have been so much simpler.