The unfolding famine in Gaza is not a natural disaster—it is a man-made catastrophe, deliberately inflicted through policies of siege, starvation, and systematic denial of humanitarian assistance. The root cause of this unfolding tragedy lies in the unrelenting and brutal blockade imposed by Israel, coupled with the unwavering political and military support extended by the United States. What we are witnessing is not merely a humanitarian crisis—it is a crime against humanity.
As Gaza’s children, the most vulnerable segment of the population, perish silently from hunger and thirst, the world’s conscience appears numb. This report seeks to document the scale of the famine, its deliberate orchestration, and the alarming consequences of this unfolding genocide.
The Gaza Blockade and Manufactured Starvation
Since October 7, 2023, following the Hamas-led attack on southern Israel, the Israeli government intensified its already suffocating blockade on the Gaza Strip. Israel halted the entry of food, water, fuel, and medicine, severed electricity, bombed bakeries and food storage facilities, and destroyed agricultural lands. As of July 2025, Gaza remains under siege, reduced to rubble, with its people deprived of the most basic necessities of life.
Israel’s actions go far beyond military retaliation—they constitute an intentional strategy to weaponize hunger. According to United Nations experts, famine is now present in parts of Gaza and spreading fast. The World Food Programme (WFP) and other UN agencies have repeatedly warned that famine is “imminent” unless immediate and unimpeded humanitarian access is granted.
This is not a byproduct of war—it is a deliberate policy of collective punishment. Israeli officials have openly declared their intention to deprive Gaza of food and fuel. For instance, Israel’s Defense Minister Yoav Gallant infamously stated: “We are imposing a complete siege on Gaza. No electricity, no food, no water, no fuel—everything is closed.” This constitutes not only a violation of international humanitarian law but also a direct incitement to commit crimes against humanity.
The Human Toll: A Generation Starving
Gaza’s population before the war stood at approximately 2.3 million people. According to UN OCHA (Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs), over 90% of the population is now experiencing high levels of acute food insecurity. The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) reported that more than 500,000 people—about 25% of Gaza’s population—are already in IPC Phase 5 (Catastrophe/Famine), the most severe classification. Nearly the entire population is in urgent need of food assistance.
Children, who constitute around 47% of Gaza’s population (over 1.1 million), are the hardest hit. A report released by UNICEF and Save the Children in mid-2025 reveals that one in every three children in northern Gaza suffers from severe acute malnutrition. These children are not just hungry—they are skeletal, listless, and dying slowly in front of helpless families and powerless aid workers.
As per the Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor, at least 45 children have died from hunger and dehydration as of July 2025. However, independent estimates from medical NGOs such as Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) and Doctors of the World suggest that the number could be over 200, with many deaths going unrecorded due to the destruction of the health infrastructure.
The Health Ministry in Gaza, despite limited operational capacity, estimates that the total death toll from starvation, malnutrition, and preventable diseases exacerbated by hunger may have already crossed 3,000. With the growing collapse of food distribution systems, projections suggest that without immediate large-scale intervention, an additional 10,000 to 15,000 people, mostly children and elderly, could perish in the next three months.
Destruction of Food Systems: An Engineered Collapse
Israeli bombardments have targeted not only civilian homes and hospitals but also bakeries, agricultural fields, food warehouses, and fishing infrastructure. According to the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), over 80% of Gaza’s agricultural assets have been destroyed. The deliberate targeting of food production systems amounts to what experts have called “starvation warfare.”
A report by Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International documented multiple strikes on bakeries in Gaza City, Khan Younis, and Rafah, killing workers and civilians queuing for bread. Israel claims these were Hamas-affiliated facilities—yet no evidence has been provided, and such actions directly contravene Article 54 of the Geneva Conventions, which prohibits the starvation of civilians as a method of warfare.
Israel’s Inhumane Obstruction of Aid
Despite global outrage, Israel has obstructed or tightly controlled the entry of humanitarian aid. The few convoys that make it through are subjected to humiliating inspections, unnecessary delays, and arbitrary restrictions. The Kerem Shalom and Rafah crossings have been closed for weeks at a time. Aid trucks have been bombed. In some instances, Israeli protesters and far-right extremists have physically blocked aid convoys destined for Gaza, with tacit support from Israeli authorities.
Israel’s claim that it allows aid in “wherever security permits” rings hollow in light of systematic delays and repeated attacks on UN facilities. Since October 2023, over 200 humanitarian workers have been killed in Gaza—many while clearly marked and working under UN flags.
The American Role: Complicity and Cover
While Israel executes this calculated policy of starvation, the United States continues to offer unflinching political, military, and financial support. Billions of dollars in military aid have been expedited to Israel since October 2023, including bunker-buster bombs and precision-guided munitions used in densely populated areas.
Even as famine grips Gaza, the United States has used its veto power at the United Nations Security Council at least four times to block resolutions calling for a ceasefire and humanitarian access. In March 2024, the Biden administration launched the so-called Gaza humanitarian aid pier off the coast—but it turned out to be a symbolic gesture with little impact. Reports from The Washington Post and The Intercept reveal that only a fraction of the aid reached those in need, and most operations have been marred by inefficiency and logistical failures.
Even more troubling, investigative journalists have reported that the aid pier served dual purposes, allegedly gathering intelligence and assisting Israeli military coordination, rather than being a neutral humanitarian channel. This gross misuse of humanitarian cover not only undermines trust but weaponizes aid itself—an affront to the very spirit of international humanitarian law.
The Scaring Scenario: A Bleeding Society on the Brink
What lies ahead is horrifying. Gaza’s healthcare system is non-functional, its water is contaminated, and its people are trapped in a wasteland of bombed homes and mass graves. Diseases like cholera, dysentery, and hepatitis are spreading. Hospitals lack electricity, fuel, and medicine. Children are being operated on without anesthesia.
The psychological trauma is beyond comprehension. A generation of children has grown up amidst death, siege, and starvation. UN experts have warned that Gaza may soon become “entirely uninhabitable.” A humanitarian catastrophe of this magnitude, created and perpetuated by human hands, scars not only Gaza but the moral integrity of the world.
Israel and the U.S.: Marching Toward Moral Isolation
The international community, especially the Global South, is increasingly viewing Israel and the United States as isolated actors violating the rules-based international order. Major countries across Latin America, Africa, and Asia have cut diplomatic ties with Israel or imposed sanctions. South Africa has brought charges of genocide against Israel at the International Court of Justice. The ICC is pursuing war crimes investigations against Israeli leaders.
For the United States, the cost is rising. The perception of double standards in its human rights rhetoric has shattered its moral authority. In university campuses, civil society, and even within Congress, calls for an end to unconditional support for Israel are growing. America’s global image—already tarnished by wars in Iraq and Afghanistan—is now being irreparably damaged by its complicity in the Gaza famine.
A Call to Humanity
The famine in Gaza is not a mystery. It is not the result of natural calamities or unavoidable war. It is a deliberate, systematic attempt to break a people’s will through starvation. It is collective punishment at a genocidal scale. Israel, with American complicity, is engineering a slow death for over two million Palestinians.
This is not a time for silence or neutrality. The world must speak out. Governments, international organizations, and people of conscience must demand an immediate ceasefire, unfettered humanitarian access, and an end to the blockade. History will remember not only the crimes committed—but also those who stood by and watched.
Let this not be another Rwanda, another Srebrenica. Let Gaza not become a graveyard of international morality.
Key Data Summary for Argumentation:
Population of Gaza: ~2.3 million
Children (under 18): ~1.1 million
Facing acute food insecurity: Over 90%
In famine phase (IPC-5): 500,000+
Estimated child malnutrition: 1 in 3 in northern Gaza
Confirmed deaths due to hunger: ~3,000 (estimated)
Projected deaths by starvation (next 3 months): 10,000–15,000
UN and aid workers killed: 200+
Agricultural destruction: 80% of productive land
Final Note
In the end, the truth cannot be suppressed. The world is awakening to the grim reality in Gaza. The time to act is now—not just with words, but with courage, compassion, and justice. Because every moment of inaction costs another innocent life—and another child’s cry unheard.
Historian will write the US and Israel under one label – Catastrophe creator!
加沙正在发生的饥荒并不是一场自然灾害，而是一场人为的灾难，是通过围困、饥饿和系统性地拒绝人道主义援助的政策故意造成的。这一正在发生的悲剧的根源在于以色列实施的无情和残酷的封锁，以及美国所提供的毫不动摇的政治和军事支持。我们所目睹的不仅是一场人道主义危机，而且是一场危害人类的罪行。
加沙的儿童是人口中最脆弱的部分，当他们无声地死于饥饿和干渴时，世界的良知似乎麻木了。本报告旨在记录饥荒的规模、精心策划的饥荒，以及这场正在展开的种族灭绝的令人震惊的后果。
加沙封锁和人为制造的饥荒
自2023年10月7日以来，在哈马斯领导的对以色列南部的袭击之后，以色列政府加强了对加沙地带已经令人窒息的封锁。以色列停止了食物、水、燃料和药品的进入，切断了电力，轰炸了面包店和食品储存设施，并摧毁了农田。截至2025年7月，加沙仍处于围困之中，沦为一片废墟，其人民被剥夺了最基本的生活必需品。
以色列的行动远远超出了军事报复的范畴——他们是有意将饥饿武器化的战略。据联合国专家称，加沙部分地区目前出现饥荒，并迅速蔓延。世界粮食计划署（WFP）和其他联合国机构一再警告说，除非立即和不受阻碍的人道主义援助获得批准，否则饥荒“迫在眉睫”。
这不是战争的副产品——这是一项蓄意的集体惩罚政策。以色列官员公开宣布，他们打算剥夺加沙的食物和燃料。例如，以色列国防部长约阿夫·加兰特臭名昭著地说：“我们正在对加沙实施全面围困。没有电，没有食物，没有水，没有燃料——一切都关闭了。”这不仅违反了国际人道主义法，而且是直接煽动犯下危害人类罪。
人类的代价：一代人的饥饿
加沙战争前的人口约为230万人。根据联合国人道主义事务协调厅（OCHA）的数据，超过90%的人口目前正经历高度严重的粮食不安全。综合粮食安全阶段分类（IPC）报告称，超过50万人——约占加沙人口的25%——已经处于IPC第5阶段（灾难/饥荒），这是最严重的分类。几乎所有的人都迫切需要粮食援助。
儿童占加沙人口的47%（超过110万），他们受到的打击最为严重。联合国儿童基金会和救助儿童会在2025年中期发布的一份报告显示，加沙北部每三个儿童中就有一个患有严重急性营养不良。这些孩子不仅仅是饥饿——他们骨瘦如柴，无精打采，在无助的家庭和无能为力的救援人员面前慢慢死去。
根据欧洲-地中海人权监测组织的数据，截至2025年7月，至少有45名儿童死于饥饿和脱水。然而，来自诸如无国界医生组织（MSF）和世界医生组织等医疗非政府组织的独立估计表明，死亡人数可能超过200人，由于卫生基础设施遭到破坏，许多死亡没有记录。
加沙卫生部尽管业务能力有限，但估计因饥饿、营养不良和因饥饿而加剧的可预防疾病而死亡的总人数可能已超过3 000人。随着粮食分配系统的日益崩溃，预测表明，如果不立即进行大规模干预，未来三个月内可能会有另外1万至1.5万人死亡，其中大多数是儿童和老人。
粮食系统的破坏：一场工程崩溃
以色列的轰炸不仅针对平民住宅和医院，而且还针对面包店、农田、粮食仓库和渔业基础设施。根据联合国粮食及农业组织（FAO）的数据，加沙80%以上的农业资产已被摧毁。蓄意以粮食生产系统为目标，相当于专家所说的“饥饿战”。
人权观察组织和国际特赦组织的一份报告记录了加沙城、汗尤尼斯和拉法的面包店遭受的多次袭击，造成排队买面包的工人和平民死亡。以色列声称这些都是哈马斯附属的设施，但没有提供任何证据，而且这种行为直接违反了《日内瓦公约》第54条，该条款禁止将饿死平民作为一种战争方法。
以色列对援助的不人道阻挠
尽管全球愤怒，以色列仍然阻挠或严格控制人道主义援助的进入。少数能够通过的车队受到了侮辱性的检查、不必要的延误和任意的限制。克里姆·沙洛姆和拉法过境点曾一度关闭数周。救援卡车遭到轰炸。在某些情况下，以色列抗议者和极右翼极端分子在以色列当局的暗中支持下，封锁了前往加沙的援助车队。
以色列声称它允许在“任何安全允许的地方”提供援助，这听起来是空洞的，因为它有系统地拖延和对联合国设施的反复攻击。自2023年10月以来，已有200多名人道主义工作者在加沙被杀害，其中许多人是在联合国旗帜下被标记和工作的。
美国的角色：共谋和掩护
当以色列执行这种有计划的饥饿政策时，美国继续提供坚定的政治、军事和财政支持。自2023年10月以来，美国向以色列提供了数十亿美元的军事援助，包括在人口稠密地区使用的地堡炸弹和精确制导弹药。
就在加沙陷入饥荒之际，美国至少四次在联合国安理会（United Nations Security Council）动用否决权，阻止呼吁停火和人道主义援助的决议通过。2024年3月，拜登政府在海岸外启动了所谓的加沙人道主义援助码头，但结果证明这是一个象征性的姿态，没有什么影响。来自《华盛顿邮报》和The Intercept的报道显示，只有一小部分援助到达了需要帮助的人手中，而且大多数行动都因效率低下和后勤问题而受到损害。
更令人不安的是，调查记者报道说，援助码头有双重目的，据称是收集情报和协助以色列军事协调，而不是作为一个中立的人道主义渠道。这种对人道主义掩护的严重滥用不仅破坏了信任，而且使援助本身武器化——这是对国际人道主义法精神的侮辱。
可怕的场景：一个流血的社会在边缘
摆在面前的是可怕的。加沙的医疗系统无法运转，水被污染，居民被困在一片废墟中，到处是被炸毁的房屋和乱葬岗。霍乱、痢疾和肝炎等疾病正在蔓延。医院缺乏电力、燃料和药品。孩子们在没有麻醉的情况下做手术。
这种心理创伤是无法理解的。一代儿童是在死亡、围困和饥饿中长大的。联合国专家警告说，加沙可能很快就会“完全无法居住”。这种规模的人道主义灾难，由人类之手造成和延续，不仅给加沙造成创伤，而且给世界的道德操守造成创伤。
以色列和美国：走向道德孤立
国际社会，特别是全球南方国家，越来越将以色列和美国视为违反以规则为基础的国际秩序的孤立行为体。拉丁美洲、非洲和亚洲的主要国家已经与以色列断绝外交关系或实施制裁。南非向国际法院起诉以色列种族灭绝罪。国际刑事法院正在对以色列领导人进行战争罪调查。
对美国来说，成本正在上升。其人权言论中的双重标准观念已经破坏了其道德权威。在大学校园、公民社会，甚至国会内部，要求停止无条件支持以色列的呼声越来越高。美国的全球形象——已经被伊拉克和阿富汗战争玷污了——现在又因其在加沙饥荒中的同谋而受到不可挽回的损害。
呼吁人性
加沙的饥荒并不是一个谜。它不是自然灾害或不可避免的战争的结果。这是一种蓄意的、有计划的企图，通过饥饿来瓦解一个民族的意志。这是种族灭绝规模的集体惩罚。以色列在美国的共谋下，正在策划一场200多万巴勒斯坦人的缓慢死亡。
现在不是沉默或中立的时候。世界必须大声疾呼。各国政府、国际组织和有良知的人必须要求立即停火，不受限制地提供人道主义援助，并结束封锁。历史不仅会记住犯下的罪行，也会记住那些袖手旁观的人。
不要让这成为另一个卢旺达，另一个斯雷布雷尼察。不要让加沙成为国际道德的坟场。
论证关键数据汇总：
加沙人口：约230万
儿童（18岁以下）：约110万
面临严重粮食不安全：超过90%
饥荒阶段（ipcc -5）： 50万+
估计儿童营养不良：加沙北部三分之一儿童营养不良
确认因饥饿死亡：约3 000人（估计）
预计饿死人数（未来3个月）：10 000至15 000人
联合国和救援人员遇难：200多人
农业破坏：80%的耕地
最后请注意
最终，真相是无法被压制的。世界正在意识到加沙的残酷现实。现在是行动的时候了——不仅仅是用言语，还要用勇气、同情心和正义。因为不作为的每一刻都要付出另一个无辜生命的代价——又一个孩子的哭声被置若罔闻。
历史学家会把美国和以色列归为一个标签——灾难制造者！
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