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A wounded donkey amongst ruins.
#photography
#Gaza
#donkeys
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THE PRAYER OF THE DONKEY
O God, who made me
to trudge along the road
always,
to carry heavy loads
always,
and to be beaten
always!
Give me great courage and gentleness.
One day let somebody understand me -
that I may no longer want to weep
because I can never say what I mean
and they make fun of me.
Let me find a juicy thistle
and make them give me time to pick it.
And, Lord, one day, let me find again
my little brother of the Christmas crib.
Amen
#poetry
#animals
#donkeys
Philippe Lazzarini, the head of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, has said at least 100 children died in the enclave due to malnutrition and hunger, while more than 40,000 children were reported killed or injured due to Israeli attacks.
At least 17,000 children are unaccompanied and separated from their families, and one million minors are deeply traumatised and out of education.
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#Gaza
#children
#photography
The Ocean's Menagerie: How Earth's Strangest Creatures Reshape the Rules of Life by Drew Harvell, 2025
An elegantly written exploration of the cutting edge science of the strangest and most remarkable creatures on our planet by a leading marine biologist.
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#books
#nonfiction
#oceans
#MarineBiology
‘Gaza is a cage in which people are being marked for death’
An American paediatrician who volunteered in the Gaza Strip says the injuries inflicted on Palestinian aid seekers at sites run by the GHF suggest that Israeli forces there shot the men and boys deliberately, by targeting and maiming specific body parts on specific days.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/8/13/doctor-in-gaza-describes-daily-patterns-in-israeli-maiming-at-ghf-hubs
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#Gaza
#hospitals
William Gregorio and his son pose for a photo where their family home used to stand, now submerged in seawater amid rising tides on Pugad Island, Hagonoy, #Philippines
Photograph: Ezra Acayan/Getty Images
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#photography
#ClimateChange
#ClimateDiary
A firefighter battles a wildfire in a forest on the Greek island of Zakynthos, Agalas, #Greece
Photograph: Costas Synetos/EPA
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#photography
#wildfires
#firefighters
"Nader’s death was registered in the grim statistic of Palestinians killed at aid distribution sites, which today stands at 1,500. To the world, he was just a number; to me, he was a good man who had harmed no one but always helped others; he was robbed of everything by the occupation, his home, his job, his dreams of travelling and working in design and video editing. His family is now doomed to starve."
https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2025/8/12/those-who-weaponise-aid-and-kill-under-its-cover-must-face-justice
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#Gaza
#aid
Lake Nakathuna via alyaly
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#photography
#lake
#BloomScrolling
Gaza’s Qatar-funded rehab centre reopens, restoring hope for amputees
There are more child amputees in Gaza than anywhere else in the world. After 22 months of Israel’s war, thousands of children have lost one or more limbs.
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#Gaza
#amputees
#children
At least 89 Palestinians, including 31 aid seekers, have been killed and 513 injured in Israeli attacks across Gaza in the past 24 hours, according to the enclave’s Health Ministry.
Eleven bodies were also recovered from the rubble of previous Israeli attacks.
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#Gaza
#casualties
earthling