Gaza’s Starvation and the Death of Conscience
Published: June 5, 2025
By: Malik Mukhtar.
One hand was raised. Just one.
Not to beg. Not to feed. Not to protect.
It was raised to veto.
And with that single hand, the United States once again blocked a UN Security Council resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza.
A hand raised in veto. While millions are raised for food.
From June 1 to June 4: The Food Lines Turned Kill Zones
- June 1: A food truck finally enters Gaza. A drone strike scatters the starving.
- June 2: A crowd waits in Deir al-Balah. An Israeli airstrike hits the distribution line.
- June 3: A feeding tent is bombed in North Gaza. Children die holding empty bowls.
- June 4: Outside a ruined UN warehouse, dozens queue. Another strike. More deaths.
The Veto That Starves
The most recent resolution — supported by 14 out of 15 Security Council members — called for a ceasefire and humanitarian access. But the U.S. vetoed it, claiming it lacked sufficient condemnation of Hamas.
This marks the sixth U.S. veto since October 2023. In that time, over 62,000 Palestinians — mostly women and children — have died. UN aid workers, hospitals, and schools have all come under fire.
“Children in Gaza are starving — let the UN do its job.”
— Catherine Russell, Executive Director of UNICEF
Gaza Beyond Starvation: A Land of Medical Collapse
We are beyond famine. Even if food flooded into Gaza today, the situation is beyond repair:
- Healthcare infrastructure has collapsed.
- There are no working hospitals in northern Gaza.
- Famine victims need clinical feeding — a medical process involving IV drips and emergency nutrition.
- But with no fuel, staff, or functioning wards, clinical feeding for millions is impossible.
This is not just neglect. This is engineered, systemic, genocide by starvation.
One Hand Raised in New York, and Millions Fall in Gaza
The world’s most powerful nation continues to shield Israel, not just with weapons but with vetoes — raised in a polished council room in New York, while children in Rafah raise their hands for bread and receive shrapnel instead.
This is the Age of Witnessing
We cannot stop the missiles. We cannot open the crossings. But we can refuse silence.
Because in the end, history will not only ask who bombed Gaza — It will ask: Who stayed silent when children starved with hands in the air?
Written by: Ainnbeen
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