How exactly do small, highly charged cations weaken the O-H bonds of water?

[LyahFitzpatrick 2E]

Cations are looking to get rid of electrons, not attract them... how do cations weaken the O-H bond, leading to the eventual release of a hydrogen atom?

[cecilia1F]

Since highly charged cations have a large positive charge they pull electrons from the bond between oxygen and hydrogen. This weakens the bond allowing for a proton to be broken off and form H3O+ which increases the pH of the solution.

[Noah Ho 1F]

These cations often have +2 or even +3 charges, which causes these cations to have a greater electrostatic attraction with O, which has a partial negative charge. This causes the electron distribution of H2O to change, putting more electrons closer to the cation and taking away electrons from the O-H bond, weakening and breaking the O-H bond.

[Noa Popko 3I]

The cations have a pretty strong positive charge that is attracted to the slightly negative charge of the O in the water molecules. The electron density is thus pulled from one of the Hs toward the cation, allowing it break off and become H30+ in solution.

[Aida Fraser 2I]

When one proton is released how much does this affect the pH of the solution?