Help the people of Madaya

A call for action...Social media users raise their voice against atrocities in Syria. A hashtag started trending on Thursday, calling for an end to Hezbollah’s cruelty on the people of Madaya, who have been trapped since July. Reports revealed that approximately 40,000 people are starving as a result of the siege.

#Hezbollah_kills_Madaya_starvation / #SaveOurSyria — Twitter users used these two hashtags to highlight the inhumane conditions that the people of Madaya are living in. Not only are they dying due to malnutrition, but they are also being killed for even trying to escape for sake of saving the lives of their children.

@SyriaUN: “After #Rwanda, #Bosnia we said never again. But in #Syria it happens again and again and again #Madaya #SaveOurSyria

@kamalkaroum: “#Madaya under siege by #Hezbollah who kills the people of Madaya.”

@ibn_amen: “If the US can drop supplies to Yazidis on Mount Sinjar, why can’t it drop supplies to Syrians besieged in #Madaya?”

@sahloul: “Her name is Limar Alomar, 7 months, has severe #malnutrition due to siege by #Assad and #Hezbollah of #Madaya”

@MSHNLP: “#Hezbollah the so-called preacher of #Islam! Which #Islamic rule gives you the right to use #starvation as a war tactic?”

@i_magpie: “You must be exhausted after 100 days of killing kids in #Syria”

@twety_leena: “What a cruel world watching Madaya children dying... Let us see your tears Obama for the children of Madaya.”

@arranskinner “#Assad is starving 40,000 people in #Madaya, #Syria. #CivilianProtection is needed now! #SaveOurSyria”

@karamfoundation: “10.8 million have been affected by Assad’s war on #Syria. We need #CivilianProtection #SaveOurSyria”

@RezaMac: “It’s long past time for protection of civilians in #Syria. Everyone has a right to freedom from fear. #SaveOurSyria”

@ghazinouri: “You touched our hearts crying for first graders of Newton. But please don’t forget children of #Madaya who are starving. Humanity is has no borders.”

@NickParker1ne: ”The world stands watching and yet again @UN Chief will tell us how deeply worried he is while #Madaya is starving”

@RevolutionSyria: “One kg of rice in besieged #Madaya costs $115, and neither the rice nor the money is available!! #Syria #AssadCrimes”

@qais_fares: “Activists: In besieged #Madaya, a car for sale for 15 kg of rice or five litres of milk. Car owner died of #hunger.”

— Compiled by Donia Yassinson, Community Web Editor

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