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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Richard Hall

Ms. Rachel opens up about her support for Gaza’s children: ‘I couldn’t look away’

Ms. Rachel started her YouTube channel in 2019 after making videos to help her speech-delayed son. She now has a show on Netflix. - (Getty)

Children’s YouTube star Ms. Rachel was browsing TikTok one day when she came across a video from Gaza that broke her. It showed a young boy, likely no older than five, suffering from severe shock after a bombing. His eyes are wide with fear and he is shaking furiously.

“The look in his eyes has stayed in my mind since I saw the video,” Ms. Rachel, whose real name is Rachel Accurso, tells The Independent.

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