Hunger

Gaza starvation claims: Blood libel revisited - opinion

International attention is claiming that Israel is to blame for the situation in the Gaza Strip.

ARMED PALESTINIANS ride on trucks carrying humanitarian aid near the Zikim border crossing from Israel into the northern Gaza Strip in June. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the IDF accuse Hamas of blocking deliveries and stealing supplies, the writer notes.
 A HOLOCAUST SURVIVOR holds a Torah as he arrives at the entrance to Auschwitz for the annual March of the Living marking Holocaust Remembrance Day in May.

The Orenstein Project: Fighting hunger and building hope in Israel - opinion

A Palestinian youth holds a can of chickpeas from an aid package dropped from an airplane, amid a hunger crisis, in the central Gaza Strip, July 28, 2025; illustrative.

Hunger in Gaza? Not according to visuals on Hamas TV - opinion

Israeli hostage Evyatar David as he appears in a Hamas propaganda video, August 2, 2025.

'Never again is today': We must not allow the world to forget starving hostages - editorial


Holocaust health echoes: Gaza hostages David, Braslavski suffering from starvation, trauma

Extreme hunger could lead to the deaths of Evyatar David and Rom Braslavski within weeks. Footage from Gaza shows almost identical symptoms to those of concentration camps survivors.

Holocaust survivors suffering from starvation, malnourishment, sickness; illustrative.

Israel must prevent Hamas from achieving 'victory' through the destruction of its people - opinion

The current conflict, however, reveals a stark and disturbing shift in Hamas’s concept of shahada (martyrdom) to one that is forced upon the Gazan population.

Palestinians gather to receive food from a charity kitchen in Gaza City last month. Hamas simultaneously claims victory over Israel while alleging that its own people are facing genocide, says the writer.

'We're on the brink of disaster': Former cmdr. slams Gaza war, humanitarian strategy

“Militarily, Hamas is barely functioning, but on the civilian level, they still control everything. The IDF should have taken control and used that to install alternative leadership.”

Israeli soldiers work next to military vehicles near the Israel-Gaza border, in Israel July 29 2025.

Trump 'deeply disturbed' by footage of Gazan children, seeks to discuss situation with Netanyahu

Seeing the suffering of children captured in photos motivated Trump to boost US aid efforts, White House officials reportedly told CNN.

US President Donald Trump gestures as he speaks during a meeting with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer (not pictured) at Trump Turnberry golf club  in Turnberry, Scotland on July 28, 2025.

Trump: We know where some hostages are, some of them will die if we go in

Starmer said Hamas can play no part in any future government of a Palestinian state, as he discussed the need for a ceasefire in Gaza with Trump during a meeting in Scotland.

US President Donald Trump speaks with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer at Trump Turnberry golf club on July 28, 2025 in Turnberry, Scotland.

A red line: Gaza starvation, int'l legitimacy force Israel's hand in aid policy - analysis

The shift reflects a growing realization in Jerusalem that Israel’s goals cannot be achieved without preserving a degree of international legitimacy.

Palestinians carry aid supplies that entered Gaza through Israel, in Beit Lahia, northern Gaza Strip, July 27, 2025

Localized Gaza ceasefires crumble Israel's former war strategy - analysis

The IDF admits there is a dangerous food situation in Gaza, even if short of the claimed mass starvation, and an awful public relations situation there.

Humanitarian aid is airdropped over Gaza as seen from northern Gaza Strip, July 27, 2025

'I saw something different': IDF reservist refutes intl. claims of intentional starvation

People arrive on foot, in cars, on motorcycles, or on horses. They carry sacks. There are no lines. No supervision. It’s a stampede. They push, they stab, they throw sand at each other."

Palestinians carry aid supplies that entered Gaza through Israel, in Beit Lahia, northern Gaza Strip, July 27, 2025

At least 59 Palestinians killed in mass casualty event near Gaza food site, medics say

Medics said at least 59 people were killed and 200 wounded, at least 20 of them in critical condition.

 A Palestinian man carries aid supplies, in Beit Lahiya, in the northern Gaza Strip, June 16, 2025; illustrative.

Former Gaza hostage Eli Sharabi discusses details of captivity in new memoir

Former hostage Eli Sharabi shared his story of survival, grief, and resilience after captivity and the loss of his family, revealing previously untold struggles.

 Released hostage Eli Sharabi reunited with his family following his release from Gaza, February 8, 2025

Hamas, the WFP, and the hunger crisis - opinion

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) already said Gazans were running out of food in October 2023.

 PALESTINIANS SEEKING aid gather near a distribution site run by the US-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation in Rafah on Tuesday. The Hamas government made its priority readying for war and not the feeding of the people who voted them into power, the writer asserts.