00:00I ask that you not look away from what you're about to see, as the U.S. and many in the West
00:05seem to be doing right now. In Gaza, hungry children are telling their parents they want
00:11to go to heaven because at least heaven has food. Nearly two years into this war between Israel and
00:17Hamas, we've hit an inflection point. Tonight, that pays no mind to politics, rhetoric, or religion.
00:24Gaza is on the brink of a famine. As more Palestinians, particularly children, are
00:30starving to death. Parents are desperate and helpless to save their babies. Many are too
00:36young to voice their hunger. But it's spoken loudly in their tears and the heartbreaking images of
00:42their barely covered bones. The Rescue Committee says their small bodies are shutting down.
00:47They can't breathe. Their immune systems are collapsing. The U.N. says nearly one in three
00:52people are now going days without eating. Hospitals, already overwhelmed and overflowing
00:58with survivors from bombs and airstrikes, they're now seeing a sharp rise in starvations. And
01:04among those dying are the ones waiting for food. According to the Palestinian Ministry of Health,
01:09more than a thousand people have died trying to receive supplies from aid trucks since late
01:14May, in the rare instances that they are available. And that includes a 13-year-old boy who was killed
01:21by Israeli gunfire.
01:22His name was Ibrahim, waiting to get flour for his family, according to his dad. The World Food Programme
01:43says Israeli snipers and tanks opened fire on the crowd of families rushing to the truck. In some instances,
01:50Israel has denied firing on crowds and in others calls them warning shots. But CNN spoke to more
01:56than a dozen eyewitnesses who say otherwise. The U.N. says that Israel is the one that decides when and
02:04how much enters the desperate region. Israel, which imposed a total siege from March until May,
02:11denies being responsible for any famine. Instead, they're blaming Hamas for stealing food.
02:16But the question tonight is, why is the United States so silent about this crisis? Both the Biden
02:24and Trump administrations have been criticized for their lack of pressure on Prime Minister Netanyahu
02:28and Israel. But we're learning the current White House doesn't even have a top official focused on
02:34humanitarian aid in Gaza. That's despite the situation growing more dire by the hour. And hours can make
02:41all the difference for parents, many of whom only have their children's last words left.
02:49I didn't see any blood on his body, but then he started bleeding from his mouth.
02:54I started calling his name, Ibrahim, Ibrahim. He said, take me to my mom. Take me to my mom.
03:01Please, dad, pull me out.
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