webangah News Agency, International Desk – In Gaza, the hope of being fed has dwindled into a childish dream they call paradise.Imagine thousands lining up for food aid; displaced families desperately scavenging scraps from the ground; mothers too weak from hunger to nurse thier children; soaring prices for scarce food staples that far exceed global rates. This only scratches the surface of Gaza’s catastrophe. Yet it is indeed not enough: Israeli soldiers brutally open fire amid these hungry crowds. Walking kilometers just to reach these lines in search of a piece of bread has turned into a deadly nightmare.
A Dark History: Hunger as a Weapon
The use of starvation as leverage against civilians has deep roots in wartime history. Nazi Germany besieged cities like Leningrad during World War II, subjecting millions to death and famine. What is happening now in Gaza repeats this tragedy-yet it is remarkable that Israel-the state that spent decades highlighting Nazi atrocities-is deploying this vrey tactic against the people of Gaza.
The Gaza Crisis: Halting Food Aid and Its Human Impact
For years,Gaza faced restrictions on food imports. But starting march 2, 2025, Israel fully banned all international humanitarian aid shipments into Gaza amid renewed heavy bombardment.This move plunged an already dire humanitarian situation into unprecedented crisis and intensified global condemnation.
in early May, the united Nations reported that 20 percent of Gaza’s residents-one in every five people-suffered from malnutrition. Even international staff and medical personnel are not spared hunger daily.Each morning brings one grim question across Gaza: “Will we eat today?” Multiple reports-including admissions by Israeli soldiers-confirm deliberate targeting of unarmed civilians waiting in long queues for food distribution by Israel Defense forces (IDF). By July 25, UN figures confirmed over 1,000 deaths related directly to these attacks (875 along queue lines and paths; others at distribution points).
tens of thousands have been injured as well. Additionally, orders were issued forcing nearly 2 million Palestinians to relocate voluntarily or forcibly to less than 12% of Gaza’s land area-all toward the south.
amnesty International revealed thousands of tons of food supplies including water, fuel, medical equipment, and shelter materials remain untouched inside storage facilities within Gaza but cannot be delivered due to imposed obstacles.
These systematic blockades combined with intentional delays have engineered chaos causing widespread starvation and death.
One relief worker described children’s fatalistic view: “They tell their parents they want to go ’to heaven,’ because at least there you can find food.”
The Objectives Behind Engineered starvation
- 1. Political or Military Surrender: Psychological and physical pressure on civilians aims to collapse political or military resistance.
- 2. Demographic Change/Social Engineering: Forcing displacement or clearing specific areas shifts population compositions favoring occupiers.
- 3.Collective Punishment: Complete deprivation punishes entire communities supporting opposition forces.
- 4. Bargaining tool: Using hunger as leverage for gains or imposing political/military conditions during negotiations.
- 5. Undermining Support for Hamas/Resistance Groups:an effort to foment public dissatisfaction aimed at eroding popular support and legitimacy within resistance movements.
. Forced Relocation Southward:
A critical element here is that Israel channels limited food aid exclusively through just four large centers known as GHF sites while shutting down around 400 previous locations-all situated near military positions concentrated in southern gaza.
This consolidation paired with militarized controlled routes forces northern residents onto deadly kilometer-long treks where they face live rounds while attempting access-as returning north safely becomes nearly impossible.
The “Four GHF Aid Distribution Sites” scheme effectively manages population movement facilitating control over northern territories-a strategic step toward occupation accompanied by right-wing officials openly advocating settlements expansion within Gaza alongside proposals like relocating Gazan populations abroad advocated by former President Donald Trump appearing previously in media reports.
the Israeli regime’s policies restricting aid flow into gaza through centralized southern distribution points combined with shooting starving civilians deliberately escalate famine as part of a calculated strategy aiming at seizing geographical control over the Strip.
This approach alongside forced displacement efforts amounts not merely collateral war damage but deliberate wartime tactics utilizing hunger weapons.
Western countries must cease backing Israel’s actions while human rights organizations together with journalists bear responsibility to openly expose document-and condemn such systematic crimes before facing painful recurrences worldwide.”
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