Ms. Rachel broke down on SubwayTakes while discussing the Gaza conflict and its toll on children, citing a June 2026 UN Commission of Inquiry report that alleges deliberate targeting of minors. She described meeting Rahaf, a child who suffered high amputations and will require numerous surgeries and lifelong care. Ms. Rachel condemned attacks on schools and hospitals, questioned why such acts are not universally labeled genocide, and expressed frustration that public attention fades quickly.
Ms. Rachel Breaks Down Over Gaza: "Why Would We Bomb Kids, Take Their Limbs And Their Schools?"
Ms. Rachel
Popular YouTuber Ms. Rachel became emotional on the SubwayTakes podcast while speaking about the humanitarian impact of the Gaza conflict, particularly on children. She cited a June 2026 report by a United Nations Commission of Inquiry that, according to the commission, alleges deliberate targeting of minors during the hostilities.
During the conversation with host Kareem Rahma, Ms. Rachel described meeting a young girl named Rahaf whose life was transformed by high amputations.
"Yeah, and it's not as simple as like, I lost a leg, let me get a prosthetic. Like Rahaf, who I met — her legs are cut off very high. She's going to need, I think, most people who have an amputation as a child need multiple operations — I think eight to twenty surgeries before they turn twenty," she said.
Ms. Rachel emphasized that amputation is not only an immediate medical injury but a lifelong change: mobility, growth, and development are all affected, and long-term medical care and rehabilitation are often required.
"And like she doesn't get around, like she, you know, it's a huge thing. Her life was completely changed by that. It's just not something you can say, 'oh, just get it,'" she added.
She strongly criticized attacks on civilians, naming children, schools and hospitals, and questioned why those actions are not more widely recognized as crimes against humanity or genocide when, she said, the UN report describes intentional strikes on children.
"It's just, why would we bomb — why would we bomb kids, and take their limbs, and their schools, all of their schools, and their hospitals — and then say we can't call this genocide, when the UN said this is an intentional targeting of children. Children were shot in the head and chest, a lot," Ms. Rachel said.
The June 2026 UN Commission report, as described on the podcast, alleges that Israeli forces deliberately targeted Palestinian children using methods including snipers and quadcopters and states that those tactics demonstrate genocidal intent. The report links these actions to more than 20,000 child deaths since October 2023, according to the commission's findings.
Ms. Rachel told Rahma she had hoped the UN's findings would spur stronger international action, but expressed frustration that public attention often wanes shortly after such reports are released.
"And I always think, Karim, that when this comes out the world's gonna act. I'm like, oh, when the UN says it's genocide with this report, the world's gonna act. No — when the UN says, in the special reports, that they're targeting kids in a genocide, people are gonna..." she said, trailing off.
She concluded by lamenting the short-lived nature of public focus: "And then like, there's two days where some of us say, 'hey, look at this,' and then it goes back to silence. I'm so frustrated, I'm sorry."
Note: This article summarizes statements made on a podcast and references a UN Commission report. The findings attributed to the report are described here as reported by the commission itself.
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