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The Cuban leader Miguel Díaz-Canel once again spoke out on social media regarding the conflict in Gaza, but his words sparked a wave of outrage among users, who criticized his indifference to the serious humanitarian crisis affecting the Cuban people.
"Children and women continue to die in #Gaza from cold and flooding that the tents cannot withstand. This is a consequence of the destruction caused by Israeli bombs and the genocide perpetrated with impunity by the Zionist regime of Israel against the Palestinian people," the leader wrote on his Facebook account, alongside a photo of a flooded camp.
However, the post was filled with comments questioning their double standard. Dozens of Cubans reminded them that children and the elderly also die on the island, but due to hunger, diseases, and lack of medication, while the regime continues to prioritize ideological propaganda.
"And in Cuba? When are you going to publish everything that's happening in Cuba?" asked one user; "I thought that photo was from my neighborhood, 3rd between 294 and 296"; "That's in Eastern Cuba, it seems to me"; "People in our country are dying from diseases and hunger, and you don't care"; "In Cuba, there are no bombs, and it's worse than Gaza"; "Let's send thousands of images to this homeless person from within Cuba"; "We in Cuba are not at war, and buildings are collapsing around us, we are drowning in garbage, and we are dying for lack of medicine," commented several internet users.
Most comments highlighted the hypocrisy of the official rhetoric: while Díaz-Canel denounces tragedies abroad, millions of Cubans are suffering a humanitarian emergency within the country, facing blackouts, food shortages, and overwhelmed hospitals.
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