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Driving the news: As Israel's bombardment of Gaza continues, infrastructure has crumbled. Ambulances are out of service. Cemeteries are full. Even burial shrouds are scarce.
A widely shared image on Arabic social media shows several bodies of slain Palestinians — some believed to be children — wrapped in makeshift cloths and transported on a donkey cart.
The scene has sparked shock and heartbreak online, with many describing it as “beyond dystopian” and symbolic of the total breakdown of life in Gaza.
Between the lines: The image isn’t from history books or a war museum. It’s from this week in Gaza — a place where time has collapsed under the weight of war and blockade.
Many hospitals are non-functional due to fuel shortages and attacks.
Gaza’s Health Ministry says over 37,000 Palestinians have been killed since October, including more than 15,000 children.
Basic services, including emergency response, have become almost impossible to sustain.
Zoom out: Images like this are increasingly shaping global discourse on the war.
Rights groups have labeled Israel’s assault a campaign of “collective punishment.”
UN agencies have warned of imminent famine and total institutional collapse.
But ceasefire negotiations remain stalled, and aid access is sporadic and tightly restricted.
Yes, but: Despite growing global outrage, Western governments — particularly the U.S. — have largely continued political and military support for Israel, complicating diplomatic pressure for a sustained truce.
The bottom line: When ambulances are replaced with donkey carts and children are buried without graves or ceremony, the world is witnessing not just a humanitarian crisis — but what some are calling a genocide unfolding in real time.
