250: Chapter 250 The Truth Behind 12.4GB

Title: "gaza diary" — The Truth from Hell

Attachment Size: 12.4GB

Saleh frowned. He had intended to delete it directly—he received hundreds of so-called "truth" videos every day, most of which were poorly made or obvious promotional materials.

But the size of the attachment made him hesitate. 12.4GB, this should be a well-produced film.

He clicked on the attachment.

An hour later, Saleh rushed out of his office and shouted to everyone in the editorial room:

"Cancel all scheduled programs for tonight! I want this film! Now! Immediately! Arrange the broadcast right away!"

"But Editor-in-Chief, we have an exclusive interview with the US Secretary of State tonight—"

"Cancel it! Have him reschedule!"

"And what about the advertisers—"

"I'll explain personally!"

Saleh's eyes were glowing. It was the kind of light that only appeared when a newsman discovered a major story.

"Everyone," he looked around the editorial room, "what we are going to broadcast tonight might be the most important war documentary of this century. It will let the whole world see what exactly is happening in Gaza."

At the same time.

Istanbul, TRT World headquarters.

London, BBC World News editorial department.

Paris, France 24 news center.

The same email was opened by different editors-in-chief in different time zones.

The same shock was happening in every newsroom.

9:00 PM, Doha time.

The intro music of Al Jazeera played.

The host appeared on the screen, his expression much more serious than usual.

"Good evening. Tonight, we are breaking all regular broadcasting schedules to bring you a special documentary. The name of this film is 'gaza diary'. It comes from the Gaza Resistance Organization and was filmed within the past 48 hours."

"We usually do not broadcast material that has not been verified by a third party, but this film... its authenticity is beyond doubt. Our technical team has checked every frame of the footage and confirmed there is no forgery or tampering."

"Now, please watch—'gaza diary'."

The music started.

The first image: In an underground hospital, the hand of a boy named Karim clutching a piece of candy.

The world, from this moment on, began to change.

Two hours later.

Twitter Global Trending List:

#gaza diary Number One

#WeDon'tNeedSympathyWeNeedWeaponsAndDignity Number Two

#Karim'sCandy Number Four

#TheTruthAboutTheF35BeingShotDown Number Seven

On Facebook, the video's shares exceeded one million within half an hour.

On YouTube, the full documentary uploaded by Al Jazeera's official channel saw its views grow at a rate of one hundred thousand per minute.

And in Cairo, Amman, Riyadh, Doha, Dubai...

In every city of the Arab world, people stopped in their tracks, gathering in front of big screens in cafes, squares, and malls to watch "gaza diary".

Silence.

Then came tears.

Then came anger.

Cairo, Tahrir Square.

A young man suddenly held up his phone, the screen showing the image of Sinwar at the end of the documentary. He shouted:

"They don't need sympathy! They need weapons!"

A crowd began to gather.

"Donate! We want to donate!"

"Buy missiles for Gaza!"

"Make the aggressors pay the price!"

That night, the private donation systems of the entire Arab world were completely overwhelmed.

Islamic Charitable Foundations, Palestinian Aid Organizations, and even some unofficial underground fundraising networks received a flood of donations. Amounts ranged from a few dollars to millions of dollars.

By dawn, the preliminary statistics were out:

Qatar: Private donations about 870 million USD

United Arab Emirates: About 720 million USD

Saudi Arabia: About 1.25 billion USD (Despite official silence, donations from royal family members and the wealthy were staggering)

Kuwait: About 430 million USD

Oman: About 210 million USD

Jordan: About 380 million USD

Egypt: About 560 million USD (Despite the government's financial difficulties, private donation enthusiasm was high)

Other Arab countries: About 680 million USD

Total: Over 5 billion USD.

And it was still increasing.

And that was just private donations. Some royal family members of Gulf countries privately contacted intermediaries to ask: "If we want to directly buy weapons to send to Gaza, what channels are available?"

Meanwhile, in Europe.

London, Trafalgar Square.

At 10:00 PM, what was originally a small-scale protest rapidly swelled into a gathering of tens of thousands of people after the broadcast of "gaza diary".

People held up signs:

Stop the Massacre!

Squid Nation = War Criminals

UK Government, Stop Supporting Genocide

The same scenes played out in Paris, Berlin, Madrid, Rome, and Brussels.

In front of Berlin's Brandenburg Gate, an old German lady cried out to the camera: "I've lived through war! I know what it feels like! This crime cannot be allowed to continue!"

In Paris, protesters clashed with police. Amidst the smoke of tear gas, young people shouted: "We are all Gazans!"

The most shocking scene occurred in New York.

On the big screens of Times Square, which originally played commercial advertisements, the screens were suddenly hacked at 10:30 PM and began playing clips of "gaza diary".

Although it was only broadcast for three minutes before being cut off, in those three minutes, thousands of pedestrians stopped in their tracks, looking up.

A young girl held up her phone to film, saying to the camera: "I thought I understood this war. But I was wrong. This is the truth."

United Nations Headquarters, New York.

At 2:00 AM, an emergency meeting was convened.

Representatives of the 15 member states of the UN Security Council, many of whom were awakened from sleep. But as they walked into the conference room, no one was sleepy.

On the big screen, clips of "gaza diary" were playing.

When the part showing the wreckage of "merkava" tanks and soldiers' dog tags played, the French representative covered her mouth. The German representative closed his eyes. The Dragon Nation representative was expressionless, but his fingers tapped lightly on the table.

The film finished playing.

A deathly silence filled the conference room.

Then, the French representative was the first to speak:

"I propose that the UN Security Council immediately pass a resolution demanding an immediate ceasefire by Squid Nation in Gaza and allowing international humanitarian observers to enter."

"Seconded," the Dragon Nation representative said.

"Seconded," the Russian representative.

"Seconded," Brazil, India, South Africa, Nigeria, Mexico, Ireland, Norway, Estonia...

One after another.

Finally, it was the turn of the USA representative, Linda Greenfield.

Everyone's gaze was focused on her.

Greenfield took a deep breath. In the folder in front of her was a clear instruction from Washington: Veto.

But she looked at the frozen image on the big screen—the back of Sinwar standing on the ruins—and her fingers were trembling.

"The USA..." she began, her voice dry, "believes that passing a ceasefire resolution at this time... is premature. Squid Nation has the right to self-defense. We call on all parties to exercise restraint and return to the negotiating table..."