WASHINGTON, Jan 30 (Reuters) - U.S. Agency for International Development staffers in early 2024 drafted a warning to senior officials in Joe Biden’s administration: Northern Gaza had turned into an “Apocalyptic Wasteland” with dire shortages of food and medical aid.

Three months after the Oct. 7, 2023 Hamas attacks and Israel's incursion into the Gaza Strip, the internal message laid out in gruesome detail scenes observed by United Nations staff who visited the area on a two-part humanitarian fact-finding mission in January and February. 

The staff reported seeing a human femur and other bones on the roads, dead bodies abandoned in cars and “catastrophic human needs, particularly for food and safe drinking water.”

But the U.S. ambassador to Jerusalem, Jack Lew, and his deputy, Stephanie Hallett, blocked the cable from wider distribution within the United States government because they believed it lacked balance, according to interviews with four former officials and documents seen by Reuters.

Exclusive - early warning of 'Apocalyptic Wasteland' in Gaza blocked by US envoys to Israel

Thank you America ?

Thank you Israel ?

Case closed ?

(ironic)

Palestine had a warning just after they invaded Israel on Oct 7 when they took hostages .

Something along the lines of "Release all the hostages immediately or face the full force of the Israeli military *

Palestine didn't release the hostages

On 1/30/2026 at 3:23 PM, Nick Carter icp said:

Palestine had a warning just after they invaded Israel on Oct 7 when they took hostages .

Something along the lines of "Release all the hostages immediately or face the full force of the Israeli military *

Palestine didn't release the hostages

Hamas is not "Palestine". You are gaslighting again🤣

The official representative of Palestine, is the PLO, dominated by Fatah! The PLO (Palestine) did not invade Israel on Oct 7.

2 minutes ago, candide said:

Hamas is not "Palestine". You are gaslighting again🤣

The official representative of Palestine, is the PLO, dominated by Fatah!

Hamas are the elected leaders of Gaza from a place called Palestine .

South Palestine, if you like .

24 minutes ago, Nick Carter icp said:

Hamas are the elected leaders of Gaza from a place called Palestine .

South Palestine, if you like .

Hamas doesn't represent Palestine. It is not "Palestine". 😆

There is no such thing as "Palestine" and if you dont want your neighborhood destroyed, dont start wars with folks tougher and smarter than you.

1 hour ago, candide said:

Hamas doesn't represent Palestine. It is not "Palestine". 😆

Hamasa represents the people of Gaza .

Isn't Gaza part of Palestine ?

1 hour ago, Nick Carter icp said:

Hamasa represents the people of Gaza .

Isn't Gaza part of Palestine ?

You can try to gaslight as much as you want, Hamas is not 'Palestine'. Hamas doesn't acknowledge the authority of the PLO, which is the official representative of Palestine.

"In 1974, the PLO was officially recognised by the Arab League and the United Nations General Assembly as the “sole legitimate representative of the Palestinian people”,

https://ecfr.eu/special/mapping_palestinian_politics/plo

1 minute ago, candide said:

You can try to gaslight as much as you want, Hamas is not 'Palestine'. Hamas doesn't acknowledge the authority of the PLO, which is the official representative of Palestine.

"In 1974, the PLO was officially recognised by the Arab League and the United Nations General Assembly as the “sole legitimate representative of the Palestinian people”,

https://ecfr.eu/special/mapping_palestinian_politics/plo

Do you support the IDF's attempts to remove Hamas from power in Gaza ?

Just now, Nick Carter icp said:

Do you support the IDF's attempts to remove Hamas from power in Gaza ?

Moving the goal post now after being proven wrong. 😅

Getting rid of Hamas, as well as of Netanyahu, would be a good thing There will be no peace as long as they are still in the game, as peace will be detrimental to both.

Now is the way israel tries to get rid of Hamas the right way, considering the massive number of civilian deaths? That's another (long) story. There are threads about it.

Can't wait for this series to start.

5 minutes ago, Jeff the Chef said:

Can't wait for this series to start.

And chaired by Trump! 🤣

20 minutes ago, candide said:

And chaired by Trump! 🤣

Trump misspelled the title. It should be Board of Piece.

Give me a piece of your country or I'll jack up tariffs and maybe invade you.

1 hour ago, candide said:

You can try to gaslight as much as you want, Hamas is not 'Palestine'. Hamas doesn't acknowledge the authority of the PLO, which is the official representative of Palestine.

"In 1974, the PLO was officially recognised by the Arab League and the United Nations General Assembly as the “sole legitimate representative of the Palestinian people”,

https://ecfr.eu/special/mapping_palestinian_politics/plo

50 years ago, really?

Wake up mate. Hamas have run the show including missile attacks on Israel for a very long time. Even the so called Palestinian people were complicit in their lack of condemnation of the attacks.

There is a hard core group of Iranian funded anti Israel murderers in charge.

The attack on music concert was the last straw. Israel hit back ..hard!

Can't say I blame them for the aftermath.

Perhaps peace may finally break out when the last of the murderous bastards are wiped out.

The Ayatollahs in Iran must be very, very worried.

1 hour ago, candide said:

Moving the goal post now after being proven wrong. 😅

I still have the opinion that Hamas represent the of the people from Gaza .

Hamas do indeed represent the Palestinians from Gaza .

Hamas and Fatah are fighting it out for supreme leadership .

Hamas are representative of Palestinians s in Gaza

Fatah are representative of Palestinians in Judea .

Either group could lead a united Couutry

1 hour ago, candide said:

Moving the goal post now after being proven wrong. 😅

Getting rid of Hamas, as well as of Netanyahu, would be a good thing There will be no peace as long as they are still in the game, as peace will be detrimental to both.

Now is the way israel tries to get rid of Hamas the right way, considering the massive number of civilian deaths? That's another (long) story. There are threads about it.

Palestine has been attacking Israel for a long time before Netanyahu came long and they will be attacking Israel a long after he has gone ,

Netanyahu isnt the problem

3 hours ago, candide said:

"In 1974, the PLO was officially recognised by the Arab League and the United Nations General Assembly as the “sole legitimate representative of the Palestinian people”,

Indeed, in fact isn't Mahmoud Abbas, ( head of the PLO) now 17 years into his 4 year elected term as President?

4 hours ago, emptypockets said:

50 years ago, really?

Wake up mate. Hamas have run the show including missile attacks on Israel for a very long time. Even the so called Palestinian people were complicit in their lack of condemnation of the attacks.

There is a hard core group of Iranian funded anti Israel murderers in charge.

The attack on music concert was the last straw. Israel hit back ..hard!

Can't say I blame them for the aftermath.

Perhaps peace may finally break out when the last of the murderous bastards are wiped out.

The Ayatollahs in Iran must be very, very worried.

The PLO is still the only official representative of Palestine. Hamas is not 'Palestine'. It's lame propaganda! 😅

3 hours ago, Nick Carter icp said:

I still have the opinion that Hamas represent the of the people from Gaza .

Hamas do indeed represent the Palestinians from Gaza .

Hamas and Fatah are fighting it out for supreme leadership .

Hamas are representative of Palestinians s in Gaza

Fatah are representative of Palestinians in Judea .

Either group could lead a united Couutry

But you did not write Gaza, or Palestinians from Gaza. In each and every post you write "Palestine", never Hamas or Gaza, because you have a propaganda objective. 😀

3 hours ago, Nick Carter icp said:

Palestine has been attacking Israel for a long time before Netanyahu came long and they will be attacking Israel a long after he has gone ,

Netanyahu isnt the problem

Netanyahu is not the problem....suuure! 😅

Both Hamas and Netanyahu are the problem!

6 hours ago, candide said:

You can try to gaslight as much as you want, Hamas is not 'Palestine'. Hamas doesn't acknowledge the authority of the PLO, which is the official representative of Palestine.

"In 1974, the PLO was officially recognised by the Arab League and the United Nations General Assembly as the “sole legitimate representative of the Palestinian people”,

https://ecfr.eu/special/mapping_palestinian_politics/plo

You might as well equate Sein Fein-IRA with the Irish Government.

1 hour ago, candide said:

Netanyahu is not the problem....suuure! 😅

Both Hamas and Netanyahu are the problem!

Palestine keep attcking Isrel since 1948 is the problem .

The current Israel Government is besides the point

10 hours ago, Yagoda said:

There is no such thing as "Palestine" and if you dont want your neighborhood destroyed, dont start wars with folks tougher and smarter than you.

They were born into a concentration camp. They didn't have an easy upbringing like you. They were/are oppressed, occupied, shot at when protesting, some do desperate things growing up in prison.

The Oct 7 prison break 'didn't happen in a vacuum', as the chief of UN said. What about this terrible oppression don't you get?

There will be another generation wanting revenge for their family being killed by the terrorist Israeli scum.

29 minutes ago, Roadsternut said:

You might as well equate Sein Fein-IRA with the Irish Government.

Exactly.

1 hour ago, candide said:

But you did not write Gaza, or Palestinians from Gaza. In each and every post you write "Palestine", never Hamas or Gaza, because you have a propaganda objective. 😀

10 hours ago, Nick Carter icp said:

Hamas are the elected leaders of Gaza from a place called Palestine .

South Palestine, if you like .

1 hour ago, candide said:

But you did not write Gaza, or Palestinians from Gaza. In each and every post you write "Palestine", never Hamas or Gaza, because you have a propaganda objective. 😀

I quite clearly stated "South Palestine" , which Hamas are the elected rulers .

Don't try and distance yourself from Hamas , whoms aims you agree with , the destruction of Israeli

4 minutes ago, JimCM said:

They were born into a concentration camp. They didn't have an easy upbringing like you. They were/are oppressed, occupied, shot at when protesting, some do desperate things growing up in prison.

The Oct 7 prison break 'didn't happen in a vacuum', as the chief of UN said. What about this terrible oppression don't you get?

There will be another generation wanting revenge for their family being killed by the terrorist Israeli scum.

You have helped me see the light. From the River to the Sea, we must cleanse Palestine from the Jewish oppressors. Perhaps send them to Madagascar.

5 hours ago, emptypockets said:

Hamas have run the show including missile attacks on Israel for a very long time.

Purely symbolic glorified fireworks as a stand against the blockade(concentration camp).

Giora Eiland, who served as head of Israel’s National Security Council, described Gaza as a “huge concentration camp.”

Baruch Kimmerling, a respected Israeli academic, was the person who originally used the concentration-camp language about Gaza.

1 minute ago, Yagoda said:

From the River to the Sea, we must cleanse Palestine from the Jewish oppressors. Perhaps send them to Madagascar.

Who is 'we'?

Rather sick post.

15 minutes ago, JimCM said:

Baruch Kimmerling, a respected Israeli academic, was the person who originally used the concentration-camp language about Gaza.

He died 20 years ago .

Desperate attempt to blame a Jew for for own opinion .