Hunger

UN says Gaza hunger crisis over, int'l media quietly ignores - analysis

One might think that international media would jump for joy at the news that the Gazan people are having their nutritional needs met, over two years into the war.

Palestinians walk along a street flooded by rainwater in the city of Khan Yunis, in the southern Gaza Strip, on January 13, 2026.
Former hostage Segev Kalfon speaks in Jerusalem, November 17, 2025.

Freed hostage Segev Kalfon denounces lack of support received from Israel since release

Trucks carry aid for Palestinians, amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza, in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, October 14, 2025.

'Biased, distorted': COGAT slams UN following claims of food insecurity in Gaza

 HAMAS TERRORISTS keep guard on the day Hamas handed over deceased hostages, in Khan Yunis, Feb. 20, 2025.

The West refuses to call out Hamas's blatant manipulation of public opinion - editorial


The Orenstein Project: Fighting hunger and building hope in Israel - opinion

The Orenstein Project fights hunger in Israel, fulfilling Henry Orenstein’s vision that no child or elderly person in the Jewish state is left behind.

 A HOLOCAUST SURVIVOR holds a Torah as he arrives at the entrance to Auschwitz for the annual March of the Living marking Holocaust Remembrance Day in May.

Hunger in Gaza? Not according to visuals on Hamas TV - opinion

One hour of viewing Hamas’s al-Aqsa channel shows both emaciated babies and normal-looking adults.

A Palestinian youth holds a can of chickpeas from an aid package dropped from an airplane, amid a hunger crisis, in the central Gaza Strip, July 28, 2025; illustrative.

'Never again is today': We must not allow the world to forget starving hostages - editorial

Human rights activism can indeed be a wonderful thing. But when it’s selective, it’s not worth the megaphone the slogans are being shouted through.

Israeli hostage Evyatar David as he appears in a Hamas propaganda video, August 2, 2025.

Holocaust health echoes: Gaza hostages David, Braslavski suffering from starvation, trauma

Extreme hunger could lead to the deaths of Evyatar David and Rom Braslavski within weeks. Footage from Gaza shows almost identical symptoms to those of concentration camps survivors.

Holocaust survivors suffering from starvation, malnourishment, sickness; illustrative.

Israel must prevent Hamas from achieving 'victory' through the destruction of its people - opinion

The current conflict, however, reveals a stark and disturbing shift in Hamas’s concept of shahada (martyrdom) to one that is forced upon the Gazan population.

Palestinians gather to receive food from a charity kitchen in Gaza City last month. Hamas simultaneously claims victory over Israel while alleging that its own people are facing genocide, says the writer.

'We're on the brink of disaster': Former cmdr. slams Gaza war, humanitarian strategy

“Militarily, Hamas is barely functioning, but on the civilian level, they still control everything. The IDF should have taken control and used that to install alternative leadership.”

Israeli soldiers work next to military vehicles near the Israel-Gaza border, in Israel July 29 2025.

Trump 'deeply disturbed' by footage of Gazan children, seeks to discuss situation with Netanyahu

Seeing the suffering of children captured in photos motivated Trump to boost US aid efforts, White House officials reportedly told CNN.

US President Donald Trump gestures as he speaks during a meeting with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer (not pictured) at Trump Turnberry golf club  in Turnberry, Scotland on July 28, 2025.

Trump: We know where some hostages are, some of them will die if we go in

Starmer said Hamas can play no part in any future government of a Palestinian state, as he discussed the need for a ceasefire in Gaza with Trump during a meeting in Scotland.

US President Donald Trump speaks with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer at Trump Turnberry golf club on July 28, 2025 in Turnberry, Scotland.

A red line: Gaza starvation, int'l legitimacy force Israel's hand in aid policy - analysis

The shift reflects a growing realization in Jerusalem that Israel’s goals cannot be achieved without preserving a degree of international legitimacy.

Palestinians carry aid supplies that entered Gaza through Israel, in Beit Lahia, northern Gaza Strip, July 27, 2025

Localized Gaza ceasefires crumble Israel's former war strategy - analysis

The IDF admits there is a dangerous food situation in Gaza, even if short of the claimed mass starvation, and an awful public relations situation there.

Humanitarian aid is airdropped over Gaza as seen from northern Gaza Strip, July 27, 2025