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Telegraph
31-05-2025
- General
- Telegraph
Israel's war against Hamas is succeeding. No wonder the West wants it to end
Believe it or not, six weeks from today is the 40th anniversary of Live Aid. For most people, the images that lodge in the mind – aside from the razzamatazz of the 'feed the world' finale – are those of starving Ethiopian toddlers with distended bellies, stick-thin limbs and flies spotting their eyes and lips. Up to a million dead. Two-and-a-half million displaced. Two hundred thousand orphans. Yet four decades later, we are cynically being asked to believe that a similar catastrophe is engulfing Gaza. Get your children to open Snapchat and look at what ordinary people are posting in the Strip. This morning, I saw videos of a man baking bread, another cooking a stew, families eating together and footage of bustling markets. They even have their own food influencers, like 11-year-old 'Renad From Gaza', who has 1.2 million followers on Instagram. Her recent videos show her cheerfully making lasagne, labneh, pitta and mezze, and home-made crisps from different shapes of pasta which she boils, dries in the sun, deep-fries and flavours. Astonishingly, from time to time she also posts that Gaza is 'starving'. We must not underplay the hardship in the Strip. Malnutrition? There have been some recorded cases. But in 2022, before the war broke out, when Qatari money was pouring in and Hamas was putting the finishing touches to its 400-mile tunnel network, there were over 2,700 such cases amongst impoverished children under the age of five. That's what happens when your country is run by Islamist fanatics. After almost three years of being driven to disaster by Hamas, everything is worse for the citizens of Gaza. They are reliant on aid and enduring relentless displacement, not to mention the appalling death and injury when civilians are caught in the crossfire as Israel battles to protect its people. For many, daily life is an unglamorous grind of deprivation. On the phone, a contact told me he was at his wits' end over showering, a tedious process of gathering water, warming a portion over a fire, mixing it to get the right temperature, and pouring it over your head in the dubious privacy of a tent. Food is expensive and limited. But there is no famine. Before the war, 72 trucks of humanitarian aid entered the Strip every day. After the onset of fighting, that number climbed to a daily average of 170, an increase of more than 98 per cent in volume. Of this, food increased by 80 per cent, facilitated by the IDF's Joint Coordination Board. To put this in perspective, many hundreds of thousands of Sudanese children have suffered from malnutrition since the outbreak of war. With a population of 50 million, Sudan has received fewer than 1,500 truckloads of aid in the last two years. Gaza, whose population is 25 times smaller, has received 92,000 truckloads in the last 18 months. Yet we are told that Israel is starving the Strip. What is really going on? The Kerem Shalom crossing is the only route into Gaza designed for cargo; the other one, the Rafah crossing into Egypt, was sealed in May, after Cairo refused to cooperate with Israel when the town was taken from Hamas. Much of the aid entering through Kerem Shalom has been looted. Six months ago, the humanitarian coordinator, Muhannad Hadi, said: 'Just last week, one driver was shot in the head and hospitalised, along with another truck driver. This Saturday, no less than 98 trucks were looted in a single attack. ' The result? First, Hamas can prioritise feeding its fighters (while truly starving the Israeli hostages underground, some of whom have been able to see stockpiles of food). Secondly, it can maintain its grip on the population, controlling prices and enforcing obedience. The sorry truth is that all the aid agencies in Gaza, including the UN, have been compromised by Hamas. This is unsurprising given that they are staffed by Palestinians, who are under the totalitarian rule of the jihadis. Several UN staff took part in the October 7 atrocities. Ten per cent of its employees – about 1,200 men – are card-carrying members of Hamas or Islamic Jihad according to Israeli intelligence. Weapons and hostages have been found in UN facilities. Terrorists have operated from UN schools. In March, Israel cut off deliveries of aid, placing the jihadis under pressure and forcing the depletion of stockpiles. Moronic Israeli ministers made inflammatory remarks which were seized upon by foreign enemies. But as the bottom of the barrel approached, Jerusalem was working on a new plan. Together with the United States, it has now established a new agency, the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, which offers aid to civilians directly, bypassing both the UN and Hamas. Speaking to Arabic television on his way to receive food this week, one Palestinian man declared: 'We want to eat. Bravo Trump and the IDF!' Hell hath no fury like a supranational institution scorned. Last week, a UN chief made the outrageous claim that 14,000 Palestinian babies would die within 48 hours. After these deaths failed to transpire, no apologies were offered, even from those MPs who parroted the figure in Parliament. It was propaganda and its job was done. 'If there's a problem, you have to go out there and solve it,' Bob Geldof said. That is exactly what Israel is doing. Don't let them tell you otherwise.
Yahoo
10-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Ragu Is Releasing a Frozen Pizza Line, But Fans of the Beloved Pasta Sauce Say This Is Where They 'Draw the Line'
Move over, Cheez-It. It turns out that you're not the only popular brand trying to take over the frozen pizza game. Weeks after it was revealed that Cheez-It would be releasing a line of frozen pizzas made from Original Cheez-It flavored cracker thin crust, Ragu has announced that it's also dropping a line of frozen pizzas. Food influencer @markie_devo reports that the pasta and pizza sauce brand has partnered with Palermo Villa, Inc for a line of pizzas that feature Ragu Pizza Sauce. The collection of pizzas will include four varieties: Ragu Cheese Pizza, Ragu Combination Pizza, Ragu Pepperoni Pizza and Ragu Supreme Pizza. A detailed description of each can be found below. Related: Ragu Cheese Pizza: Ragu-inspired sauce—vine-ripened tomatoes and traditional spices on an airy pizzeria-style crust topped with rich whole-milk mozzarella, provolone, and white-cheddar cheeses. Ragu Combination Pizza: a pillowy pizzeria-style crust topped with Ragu-inspired sauce, vine-ripened tomatoes, and traditional spices, sumptuous whole-milk mozzarella, Italian sausage, and sliced pepperoni. Ragu Pepperoni Pizza: Ragu-inspired sauce, vine-ripened tomatoes, and traditional spices on a pizzeria-style crust topped with whole-milk mozzarella and savory sliced pepperoni. Ragu Supreme Pizza: a pizzeria-style crust topped with RAGÚ-inspired sauce vine-ripened tomatoes and traditional spices, whole-milk mozzarella, Italian sausage, sliced pepperoni, plus a colorful array of green and red peppers, black olives, and onions. Although there was plenty of applause from fans when the Cheez-It line of frozen pizzas was unveiled, they're a bit skeptical about the collab between Ragu and Palermo Villa. Related: "Think this is where I draw the line haha," one person on Instagram wrote. "Hmm iunno. It might be good. But if this was Prego Pizza I'd be all over it! 😂," another person added. If you're interested in trying out one of Ragu's frozen pizzas for yourself, you can find them at select grocery stores, including SEG/Winn Dixie, Food City, Hy-Vee and Hannaford, Up Next:
Daily Telegraph
07-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Telegraph
‘Absolutely perfect': Viral choccy lands in Aus
Don't miss out on the headlines from Eat. Followed categories will be added to My News. A household name chocolate brand has finally released its own version of a viral sweet treat in Australia – and foodie influencers have weighed in. Lindt released its Dubai Style Chocolate this week, a tribute to the beloved recipe created by Fix Dessert Chocolatier Sarah Hamouda. Ms Hamouda initially created the indulgent treat, which features a large milk chocolate shell with pistachio cream and shredded Kadayif pastry inside, in 2021. But it wasn't until a social media post two years later that it went viral. Lindt's version, which is sold only in its stores, features 45 per cent pistachio filling, Kadayif pastry, nut brittle and milk chocolate. It retails for $20. It's nowhere near as chunky as the version popularised by Ms Hamouda's recipe. Popular food content creator Nectorious Papi was one of the first to try it, saying for him it was perfect because of how thin it is. Lindt has released its Dubai Style Chocolate, a tribute to the beloved recipe created by Fix Dessert Chocolatier Sarah Hamouda. Picture: TikTok/@nectoriouspapi TikTok creator @forevavictoria said she went to the shop first thing as she anticipated a long line up for the sweet treat. Picture: Birkenhead Point/TikTok 'It's not as thick as the other ones you've been seeing online,' he told his followers. 'It's the perfect balance between the milk chocolate and the pistachio, because I feel like the other ones can be a little bit sickening. This one is absolutely perfect.' TikTok creator @forevavictoria said she went to her local Lindt store first thing as she anticipated a long line up for the sweet treat. After digging in, she said it didn't really taste how she thought it would. 'The fact that I was craving this for so long and I feel like it doesn't taste how I imagined it to taste,' she told her followers. 'It's a bit disappointing. It's not bad but I wouldn't buy it again for $20.' Last month, a report revealed pistachio kernel prices surged from $12 a pound (almost half a kilo) a year ago to around $16 a pound, according to Giles Hacking of global nut trader CG Hacking. 'The pistachio world is basically tapped out at the moment,' he told the Financial Times. Thankfully, while many countries have been affected by the shortage, Australian supply has largely remained unaffected. Coles said it had a 'great supply of pistachios available' to cope with the growing demand from customers. 'We have seen a noticeable trend in customers seeking pistachio-flavoured food items, and we are committed to offering a wide range of products in this flavour for everyone to enjoy,' a spokesperson told Woolworths also said it had been unaffected by the shortage. Originally published as 'Absolutely perfect': Viral choccy lands in Aus
