The starvation war in Gaza!

We have heard much about the famine in our present time, especially in the African continent, which Europe feeds on its resources while leaving most of its people in the darkness of ignorance, poverty, and hunger!

Hunger is no longer just a humanitarian issue; it has been incorporated into domestic and foreign policies. Thus, we are now faced with policies that deny food and drink to a certain populace to achieve political goals. Hunger may arise from dire humanitarian circumstances or from barbaric policies that seek to keep people prisoners to a loaf of bread.

The policy of starvation has been used in wars by bloodthirsty regimes. Hence, it is said: "He starved the prisoners: he deprived them of food and drink, causing them hunger," and it is also said: "He besieged the city until its people were starved.

Many famines have occurred in both ancient and modern human history, perhaps the most notable of which include: the famine in the Levant in 1915, the Soviet famine in 1932, the Great Chinese Famine in 1932, the famine in Morocco in 1944, Vietnam in 1945, Iraq after 1990, Sudan in 1998, Yemen in 2016, and Gaza in 2025!

In affirmation of its dark policies, the "Israeli" authorities continue to prevent the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) from delivering food to Gaza for more than 4 months, which constitutes a deliberate and politically motivated act of starvation.

The Gaza blockade has reached a frightening stage, and a significant percentage of its population has reached the fifth stage of famine, which cannot be treated even if food becomes available in the future!

Dr. Hadeel Al-Qazzaz, spokesperson for the organization "Oxfam," an international federation of charities focused on alleviating global poverty, revealed on July 21, 2025, that Gaza has officially entered the fifth stage of the food security classification; the highest stage, which means a declaration of famine; this typically necessitates the declaration of an international emergency and global mobilization for relief.

The "Gaza Health" stated on July 19, 2025, that famine in the sector has reached catastrophic levels, and more than two million people are facing hunger. The world has turned a deaf ear to the cries of starving children, as 71 children have died due to hunger and malnutrition!

One of the fiercest battles is the battle of empty stomachs; because a person cannot live a stable life, let alone a peaceful one, without at least having enough food to satiate their hunger!

And it is painful that the weapon of starvation has its keys to dismantling in Arab land, and through the Egyptian Rafah crossing, this weapon can be thwarted, and aid can be sent to save people from certain death!

The tragedy of mass death in Gaza due to starvation has become an undeniable reality. How can we accept this shame that will haunt us for decades while we watch the people of Gaza perish before our eyes, with nothing but prayers and expressions of distress?

We have seen how people are collapsing in the streets of the sector due to the severity of the deadly famine they are experiencing, while the neighboring Arab countries remain completely silent!

This famine comes at a time when UNRWA has confirmed that it has enough food for the residents of Gaza for more than three months, and that these supplies are stored in warehouses, including this warehouse in Al-Arish, Egypt, and are ready to enter, with supplies available and systems in place.

UNRWA called for the opening of crossings, lifting the siege, and allowing its teams to carry out their work and assist those in dire need, including one million children.

UNRWA has confirmed that families are unable to find flour, people are going without meals for days, and prices have increased by more than 500%.

Just hours ago, Agence France-Presse (AFP), citing a UN official, reported that “Israeli” forces opened fire on crowds in Gaza who were trying to take food from a World Food Programme convoy!

What kind of disdain for humanity and human laws is this that we see in Gaza?!

The crime of the century committed by "Israel" will be recorded by history as one of the most heinous crimes against humanity and the living in Gaza. At the same time, history will note that the vast majority of countries around the world, especially the Arab and Islamic ones, have betrayed Gaza and have merely watched the slow death of its people through the channels that report the tragedy in real-time!

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