Israel is a major exporter of pharmaceuticals, driven by companies such as Teva Pharmaceuticals, one of the world’s largest generic drug manufacturers.
We in Gaza have seen PR exercises masked as “humanitarian action” before. We remember the airdrops that were killing more people than they were feeding. We remember the $230m pier that barely got 500 truckfuls of aid into Gaza from the sea: a feat that could have been accomplished in half a day via an open land crossing.We in Gaza are hungry, but we are no fools. We know that Israel can only starve and genocide us because the US allows it to. We know that stopping the genocide is not among Washington’s concerns. We know that we are hostages not just of Israel, but also of the US.
What haunts us isn’t just famine; it is also the fear of outsiders arriving under the guise of aid, only to start laying the foundations of colonisation. Even if the US plan is enforced and even if we are allowed to eat before Israel’s next bombing, I know my people will not be broken by the weaponisation of food.Israel, the US, and the world should understand that we will not trade land for calories. We will liberate our homeland, even on an empty stomach.The views expressed in this article are the author’s own and do not necessarily reflect Al Jazeera’s editorial stance.
Ethiopia is thought to host about one-fifth of the world’s population of donkeys.Ethiopia is believed to host the world’s largest population of donkeys – one in five of the global total, according to the United Nations.
The humble donkey is a cornerstone of the national economy, and the Donkey Sanctuary – a free clinic run by a British charity – is crucial in Addis Ababa. Set near Merkato, the city’s sprawling open-air market, it provides care for animals that are often indispensable to their owners’ livelihoods.
Several dozen donkeys stand in enclosures at the clinic – some agitatedly kicking their legs, others hungrily tucking into their food. Caregivers and veterinarians move from animal to animal, treating a range of ailments including injuries, colic and eye conditions.According to Gaza’s Ministry of Health, at least 54,056 Palestinians have been killed since the start of the war, which humanitarian aid groups and United Nations experts have
compared to a genocideHere are some scenes from Tuesday’s aid distribution efforts.
Afghan villagers struggle years after US dropped ‘mother of all bombs’Villagers in a remote corner of Afghanistan’s Nangarhar province are still struggling with the aftermath of the US military’s most destructive non-nuclear bomb over eight years after it was dropped.