The Starvation of Gaza and the Cruelty of Control

By any standard of humanity, what is happening in Gaza is a catastrophe. But more than that—it is a cruelty inflicted with full awareness, full power, and full impunity.

We now witness an unfolding nightmare: the mass starvation of an entire population under siege, their suffering mocked by a system that dares to call itself a "humanitarian plan."

The latest images from The New York Times are unbearable. Children with twig-like limbs, sunken cheeks, eyes that no longer reflect childhood. In one heartbreaking case, 6-year-old Najwa Hajjaj has lost 42% of her body weight. She now weighs only 21 pounds—less than a suitcase.

And yet, the Israeli government continues to assert that humanitarian needs are being met through its Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF)—a new aid distribution plan introduced to replace the U.N.’s extensive, professional, and proven system. What’s more alarming is that GHF operates under Israeli military supervision and U.S. private contractors—not exactly the profile of neutrality or humanitarian expertise.

Even Jake Wood, the newly appointed head of GHF, resigned in protest, disillusioned by the inefficiency and politicization of a system that, under the guise of “aid,” tightens the noose around Gaza’s civilians.

This Is Not Humanitarian Aid. It’s Humiliation.

Catherine Russell, Executive Director of UNICEF, sounded the alarm in a New York Times column:

“The new system is incompatible with humanitarian principles… and fails to meet Israel’s obligations under international law.”

She adds:

“We are not asking for the impossible. We are asking for international humanitarian law to be respected.”

But this is not about logistics. This is not about aid diversions. This is about control.

When Gaza’s children are being fed flour made from ground pasta and spoiled lentils, when mothers are forced to cook soup over garbage fires, and when tens of thousands line up with empty buckets for a single drop of water—this is not an aid failure. This is a blockade weaponized as policy.

How Dare You Call It Help?

There was once a functioning network of over 400 aid points under the U.N. system. UNICEF and its partners delivered aid door to door, reaching pregnant women and malnourished children in their shelters. But that system has been deliberately sidelined. Why? Because Israel claims that Hamas could exploit it.

Instead, GHF was born. Under its "plan," only 60 trucks per day are allowed entry—one-tenth of what was entering during the ceasefire. Food is handed out in chaotic scenes under the eyes of soldiers and armed security. This is not distribution. It is degradation.

The Result? Starvation With a Schedule. Famine With a Logo.

And while the world pleads, while aid workers warn, while journalists report from the scorched earth, the architects of this suffering smile before cameras and call it a solution.

What we are witnessing is not just the death of children. It is the death of accountability. The death of moral outrage.

What Comes Next?

If this system is not dismantled—if the U.N. is not restored to its rightful role—then the road ahead is clear:

More deaths.
More starvation.
More dehumanization.

The displacement is near-total. The infrastructure is in ruins. And the only thing standing in the way of meaningful aid is not capacity. It is political will.

We Ask Again:

Why was the U.N. sidelined in favor of a militarized “foundation”?
Why was a respected aid leader forced to walk away from a sham operation?
Why are Gaza’s children paying the price for every policy failure and every moral compromise?

The people of Gaza don’t need a “foundation.”
They need food. Water. Medicine. Dignity.
They need a ceasefire. They need their humanity recognized.

And above all, they need the world to stop pretending this is aid.

Let the U.N. do its job. Let children live.

#Gaza #StarvationAsPolicy #UNICEF #LetUNDoItsJob #HumanRights #Famine #Palestine #GazaCrisis #GHF #EndTheSiege

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