Pulling children out of rubble, witnessing ill-treatment of Palestinian civilians by Israeli soldiers, witnessing the displaced Gazan population work its way through destroyed streets. In Australia, the Senate debate on housing. These are the items we found on our five-minute scroll on X.
Civil defence teams rescue children from rubble
@swilkinsonbc
Civil defense teams rescue children from the rubble of a home that was bombed by the israelis in al-Nuseirat refugee camp, in the centre of Gaza pic.twitter.com/PK3nVSyofS
— Sarah Wilkinson (@swilkinsonbc) September 16, 2024
Israeli soldiers film captured Palestinian civilians
@RyanRozbiani
Who does this BRUTAL treatment Remind You of? pic.twitter.com/WXwDesWFxZ
— Ryan Rozbiani (@RyanRozbiani) September 16, 2024
This is Gaza in 2024
@mhdksafa
This is not a detainment camp in World War II, nor a prison in the Holocaust, this is Gaza in 2024. A chilling reminder that history repeats.
A holocaust is happening right before our eyes and the world is silent. pic.twitter.com/LadlWdDW47
— Mohamad Safa (@mhdksafa) September 15, 2024
More Israeli soldier behaviour
@Nadira_ali12
An Israeli soldier forces a child to undress at gunpoint and then punches him in the face.
This is Zionism pic.twitter.com/TOYz2MWF6A
— Nadira Ali🇵🇸 (@Nadira_ali12) September 16, 2024
There has never been a war in history where 80% of the country has been destroyed
@mhdksafa
There has never been a war in history where 80% of the country has been destroyed, 100% of the population displaced, and 50% of the deaths children.
Call it what it is: GENOCIDE. pic.twitter.com/H5kEOIUwjl
— Mohamad Safa (@mhdksafa) September 15, 2024
Senate debate on housing
@zdaniel
Today the Senate is likely to debate the Government’s housing legislation.
It’s not good enough to simply oppose legislation to score political points or to stay welded to ideology.
We need to get moving on dealing with the housing crisis and find workable solutions that put… pic.twitter.com/GkwYOuy2cf
— Zoe Daniel MP (she/her) (@zdaniel) September 16, 2024
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