Gaza’s flooding is by design and the West is complicit. David Hearst, editor-in-chief of Middle East Eye, says war criminals continue to evade justice while Palestinians in Gaza endure suffering caused by Israel. He talks about families struggling to survive winter storms in makeshift shelters, saying that Israel's restrictions on humanitarian aid are preventing essential supplies from reaching Gaza. Hearst criticises Western leaders, including Chuck Schumer, for allowing the suffering to continue. Despite shifting political attitudes, he says that Israel's supporters remain firmly entrenched in power. Hearst concludes that Israel's influence across Western governments and military industries remains formidable, warning that leaders who fail to stop the suffering are enabling it.