The images from Gaza are harrowing: bombed residential buildings, starving children, desperate parents — the suffering of civilians is real, deep, and ongoing. Anyone who doesn’t feel compassion in the face of such misery has lost all sense of empathy. No human being should be forced to live like this. No child should grow up among ruins. This war must end — the sooner, the better.
But moral clarity requires more than sympathy. It requires us to ask difficult questions: Who has brought this suffering upon Gaza’s civilians — and who is cynically exploiting their pain for political gain?
Timo Lokoschat, deputy editor-in-chief of the German newspaper Bild, writes in a commentary titled: “10 Truths About Gaza That No One Wants to Hear.”
1. Hamas Wants Gaza’s Population to Starve
This week revealed a telling moment: for the first time since the war began, Israel directly delivered food to Gaza’s residents — bypassing Hamas. The reaction: hysterical outrage from the terrorists and their sympathizers — even death threats to anyone who dared to accept bread and pasta.
Why? Because a multimillion-dollar business model is at risk. For decades, Hamas has profited from humanitarian aid — reselling food at extortionate prices, using the profits to fund terrorism and enrich its leaders.
And beyond that: hungry people make for better propaganda and are easier to manipulate. The fact that even UN officials criticized this aid delivery without Hamas involvement shows how deep the complicity runs.
2. The West Shares Responsibility for the Gaza Catastrophe
The Western world turned a blind eye as Hamas transformed the coastal strip into a terror stronghold. It wasn’t a secret that they dug hundreds of kilometers of tunnels, embedding themselves in hospitals, schools, and residential buildings.
And what did Europe do? It kept sending money — billions to NGOs that looked the other way or quietly went along with it.
The result: Hamas had years to calmly prepare for October 7.
A blank humanitarian check for terrorism.
3. Hamas’s Logic: The More Suffering, the Better
The suffering of Palestinian children is Hamas’s most powerful weapon against Israel. That’s why the terrorists hide among them, use them as human shields, and want their own population to starve.
Because they understand the West: the greater the civilian suffering, the more pressure there is on Israel.
That’s precisely why Gaza must be freed from Hamas’s rule.
Should Israeli military actions and its government be criticized — sharply, even harshly? Absolutely! Countless Israeli experts and politicians are doing just that. The difference? They offer real alternatives instead of just pointing fingers from a safe distance. No, Israel doesn’t do everything right. But unlike Hamas, Israel actually wants to do the right thing.
4. Every Unconditional Ceasefire Is a Tactical Break for Hamas
German politicians like Friedrich Merz and Johann Wadephul are calling for Israel to pause. It sounds civilized — but it’s cynical. Every pause gives Hamas time to recover, regroup, repair tunnels, and plan the next October 7.
This isn’t a peace strategy — it’s a guarantee of terror.
Anyone refusing to see this lives in a comfortable Berlin bubble. The infrastructure remains, the will to destroy is unbroken, and international naivety is as strong as ever. Without dismantling Hamas, there will never be real reconstruction in Gaza, no dignity or prosperity for its people.
And if Israel isn’t allowed to end the terrorist regime — then someone else must.
5. The West Has No Plan for Gaza — Just Demands for Israel
It’s easy to call for a ceasefire. But where’s Merz’s or Wadephul’s plan for Gaza? What happens if Israel withdraws? Hamas stays in power — and may even be rewarded with statehood.
What kind of entity would that be? Not a Mediterranean Riviera — but Kabul by the sea.
Democracy: banned. Women’s rights: erased. Coexistence: never the plan.
And no, what’s happening in Gaza is not “genocide.” Israel is not trying to destroy the Palestinian people — it’s trying to dismantle a terrorist organization that has openly pledged to commit another Holocaust.
Gaza could be like Tel Aviv: modern, open, vibrant. Instead, it’s a hostage zone ruled by a death cult — the same strain of Islamism that kills in Europe and preaches “The Caliphate is the solution.”
6. Hamas Is Winning the Information War
The battlefield isn’t just military. There’s also an information war — waged through media, emotions, and ideology. And on that front, Hamas is unfortunately winning.
Many Western media outlets still treat Gaza’s so-called “Ministry of Health” — completely controlled by Hamas — as a credible source, despite its long record of spreading wartime lies. Civilian deaths are routinely and reflexively blamed on Israel, even when there’s no solid evidence — as in recent claims of an Israeli “massacre” near a humanitarian center.
Amazingly, some German media have even begun quoting “Hamas Civil Defense” uncritically.
The result? A dangerous illusion for Western audiences: that Islamist terrorists are somehow protecting civilians — when the truth is the exact opposite.
7. Hostages — Erased from the Conversation
Nearly 60 hostages — including German citizens — remain in Hamas captivity. They are tortured, abused, and mistreated. And yet, both they and many who were murdered on October 7 have nearly disappeared from the public discourse.
Why? Because their stories reveal an uncomfortable truth: who started this war — and why Israel is fighting.
8. “Hamas Isn’t the People of Gaza”? Unfortunately, It’s More Complicated
“Hamas isn’t the people” — sounds comforting, but is often a delusion. Decades of indoctrination by a regime that carries the ideological legacy of the Nazis have left their mark.
Even kindergarten plays feature children acting out how to kill Jews or blow themselves up.
The mass celebration of the October 7 massacre wasn’t a coincidence. The population looked away — or joined in enthusiastically.
Gaza needs more than food. It needs liberation. Detoxification. Political de-Nazification — like Germany after 1945.
9. The Arab World Isn’t Helping — and No One Asks Why
While Israel is pressured to justify itself morally, Egypt, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, and others remain suspiciously silent. No uprisings against Hamas. No refugee acceptance. No real peace initiatives.
Arab solidarity ends at the (heavily guarded) border — because they know exactly who and what Hamas is.
But the West would rather scrutinize Israel — than step on their “partners’” toes.
10. Muslim Victims Only Matter When Israel Is Involved
Millions of Muslims are being killed — in Syria, Iraq, Iran, Yemen, Nigeria, Afghanistan, Myanmar, China.
Yet there are no mass protests in the West. No outrage. No boycotts. No viral hashtags.
But when Jews are involved — defending their own state — the outrage suddenly goes global.
This selective outrage reveals the truth: it’s not about human rights. It’s about Israel.
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