Why it matters:
The people of Gaza are grappling with Israeli-imposed starvation, the Zionist prime minister wants to remain in power in the Israeli cabinet. Even the Zionist captives are paying for the megalomania.
The big picture:
The crimes of the Zionist regime against Palestinians date back more than 7 decades. However, since October 7, 2023, after the defeat of the Israeli regime in the Operation Al-Aqsa Flood, a new wave of Israeli violence began.
To compensate for the failure, the Zionist regime attacked the military and non-military sites in Gaza and blockaded food, water, and medicine, which caused a catastrophic and inhumane situation for the Palestinians. The action is also causing a famine in the region.
Yes, but this type of Israel's crimes, including blockade of food and humanitarian aid, have been previously conducted in 2006, 2008, 2014, and 2018 as well. However, the current blockade is progressing more severely.
The latest:
According to the last reports of the Ministry of Health in Palestine, the number of victims of starvation and malnutrition reached 127, of whom 85 were children.
What he's saying:
Dr. Ahmad Al-Farra, head of pediatrics at Naser Hospital in Gaza, warned of a looming rise in child fatalities due to severe hunger and lack of essential supplies. He reported that nearly one million children in Gaza are suffering from extreme malnutrition, with many reduced to skin and bone.
What they're saying:
According to the Guardian, from March to August 2025, Palestinians in Gaza faced a severe humanitarian crisis. Israel has allowed only 56,000 tons of food—less than a quarter of what's needed for 2.1 million people—despite knowing each person requires 1,836 calories daily to survive.
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres emphasized that Israel’s restrictions on Gaza have made famine inevitable: "The aid is being permitted as a mere teaspoon.”
Israel’s Kan TV channel reported that Zionist officers halted aid trucks carrying tens of thousands of aid packages and destroyed supplies. Some packages were left to rot under the sun at border crossings for weeks.
An Israeli officer admitted to Kan: “We buried almost everything in the ground and burned some of those supplies.”
Context:
In recent days, the crimes of Israel in Gaza are the main narrative of the media activists and even the ordinary citizens of countries all around the world. Undoubtedly, the complete occupation and blockade of Gaza is a bold instance of using starvation as a weapon against civilians and is considered a violation of human rights.
Between the lines:
In 2012, documents released by Israel’s Ministry of War under court order revealed that, between 2007 and 2010, the Israeli military calculated the minimum daily calories needed to keep Palestinians alive, even creating lists of permitted and prohibited foods. The goal was to deprive Palestinians of food while avoiding them dying from starvation.
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