The deliberate starvation of Gaza is part of a long history of Israel weaponising food and water to control, subjugate, and, ultimately, displace Palestinians.
Israel has always used food as a weapon against Palestinians
Category: Articles about 2023-5 Israel war on Gaza
Blaming the Israeli ‘far right’ lets a genocidal society off the hook
Politicians and media are narrowly aiming their criticisms at Netanyahu’s far-right ruling coalition – but the problem runs much deeper.
Israel is losing the US front
The problem for Israel is that the harder they go, the more they intensify the sense of alienation in America, the one country whose public sentiments are existential for the Jewish state.
Only 1.5% of cropland, 3% of animal wealth left in Gaza
Israel has continued to target farmland in the once-abundant Gaza Strip, and wiped out most livestock and working animals – the last means of transport for many amid severe food shortages and limited public mobility
Egypt’s Sisi calls Israel’s war, starvation campaign in Gaza a ‘systematic genocide’
In a press conference, Egyptian president Sisi said Israel’s war has long since ‘surpassed any logic or justification, and has become a war of starvation and genocide’.
A war crimes net is tightening around Israeli soldiers abroad
The arrest and investigation of two Israeli soldiers in Belgium over alleged Gaza war crimes could mark a turning point in the pursuit of global accountability for Israel’s genocide in Gaza.
We Must Oppose a Definition of Antisemitism That Bolsters Genocide
If a country engages in racism, war crimes, or human rights violations, we can denounce it — but if Israel does it, we will be accused of antisemitism.
I saw many atrocities as a senior UN aid official in Gaza. Now Israeli authorities are trying to silence us.
I witnessed devastated hospitals, mass graves, bodies eaten by dogs. After speaking out about the genocide occurring, I discovered my visa will not be renewed.
Report: Mass Abductions, Torture, Enforced Disappearances
A joint report has revealed a serious escalation in the mass abduction of Palestinians and accompanying violations since the beginning of the genocide in Gaza in October 2023.
‘She’s disappearing in front of me’: Gaza’s children are the most vulnerable victims of Israeli-imposed starvation
In just 24 hours, five more people died of starvation. The total number of recorded deaths from hunger in Gaza has reached 188, including at least 94 children.