“Are you under the illusion that you will enter Paradise whereas the suffering, which came to those before you, has not yet come to you? Hardship and adversity befell them and they were shaken, to the extent that the Noble Messenger and the believers along with him said, ‘When will the help of Allah come?’; pay heed! Allah’s help is surely near.” [Baqarah 2:214]

Hind Rajab’s family was killed by Israel while trying to evacuate in a car. Hind, 6 years old, alone with the dead bodies of her family made a phone call. Two members of the International Red Cross set out to rescue her. Yesterday, all three bodies, Hind, and her two would-have-been rescuers, were found dead. Israel bombed their ambulance a few feet away from the car despite the Red Cross having coordinated with them.

Israel, of course, has the right to defend itself. From six-year-old girls.

As also expressions such as characterizing the opposition as “animals” and drawing parallels between Palestinians and “rats or snakes” unmistakably exemplify a deliberate strategy aimed at legitimizing acts of war crimes and justifying civilian casualties.

Mitron, lend consideration to my message. While tyrants often presume their impunity due to sheer power and numerical strength, the imminent destructive fate of the two Alephs, signifying criminal states, draws near.

“Kuch der ki khamoshi hai, phir shor aayega. Aaj kutto ka waqt hai, kal hamara dor aayega.”

This is the phone call she made.

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