US EditionStarvation is a war crime, but will justice ever be done?
Israel restricts aid and destroys farmland, causing severe food shortages that leave 95% of Gaza's population unable to afford basic goods, according to UN and economic experts.
- On August 12, the United Nations warned Gaza faces an impending famine and B’Tselem accused Israel of genocide, calling it a ‘man-made famine’.
- Across the Gaza Strip, access has been limited as Israeli occupation forces have destroyed farmland, leaving only 1.5% of Gaza’s cropland accessible and destroying 665 livestock farms.
- Pre-Genocide aid deliveries averaged 500 trucks daily, but between July 27 and August 12 only 1,535 trucks, about 600 per week, entered Gaza, Gaza’s Media Office reported.
- With over 88% of Gaza designated ‘Red Zones’, Israeli forces routinely fire on starving civilians seeking aid, amounting to war crimes.
- On August 7, 2025, the International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants for Netanyahu and Gallant, with France and the UK signaling plans to recognize Palestinian statehood unless Israel meets conditions.
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For weeks Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says famine is all a fake news
FO° Exclusive: Trump Changes Tone on Gaza, Will He Ditch Netanyahu and Israel?
Fair Observer Founder, CEO & Editor-in-Chief Atul Singh and retired CIA Officer Glenn Carle unpack the worsening crisis in Gaza, shifting global sentiment toward Palestinian statehood, and how internal Israeli politics continue to drive the conflict. The discussion also highlights US President Donald Trump’s surprising rhetorical pivot, questions the role of international institutions and reflects on the broader geopolitical fallout. Humanitaria…
Starvation is a war crime, but will justice ever be done?
Calls to prosecute the war crime of starvation are becoming louder and more frequent. "[Famine] is a weapon of war being wielded across the globe at the moment. But this has to stop, it's against international humanitarian law," Shayna Lewis, senior adviser on Sudan for the US-based group PAEMA (Preventing and Ending Mass Atrocities) told DW recently. She was talking about the Sudanese city of El Fasher, which has been under siege for a year now…
Bare Life: Israel is engineering Starvation to Redefine the Meaning of Life for Palestinians
by Maheera MunirMiddle East Monitor ) – The starvation crisis in Gaza is simply understood as a humanitarian catastrophe or a war crime. While these descriptions are not incorrect, they are incomplete. The crisis unfolding in Gaza is more than Israel using hunger as a weapon; it is a calculated biopolitical project. Shutting down borders, restricting aid supply, and opening fire on people gathered for aid are all part of a strategy designed not …
“Reach a Warehouse and We Will Bomb You”: QNN Testimonies Expose Israel’s Famine Playbook in Gaza - Quds News Network
Quds News Network has obtained first-hand testimonies revealing how Israel is systematically starving Gaza. From blocked aid trucks to destroyed farms and soaring prices, civilians are trapped in a man-made famine.
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