Even as Israel’s bombardment has slowed during the ceasefire, its severe restrictions on humanitarian assistance means famine will keep killing Palestinians, an analyst warns.

Alex de Waal has spent more than 40 years studying famine and war crimes. He spoke to AJ+ about how Israel purposely kept Gaza on the edge of famine for months on end.

Israel’s starvation will be felt by Palestinians for generations – physically, biologically and societally, de Waal said.

 

https://aje.io/3rwmsa?update=4121931

Just now, JimCM said:

 

Israel’s starvation will be felt by Palestinians for generations – physically, biologically and societally, de Waal said.

 

 

Are any of the uber cash rich Arab nations helping ?

 

 

13 hours ago, NickyLouie said:

 

Are any of the uber cash rich Arab nations helping ?

 

 

Let me get this straight, you are not condemning what I posted above about Israel purposely kept Gaza on the brink of starvation for months?

 

To answer you attempt at deflection, yes, Saudi, UAE, Jordan, Egypt, and Qatar are among Arab nations who have given hundreds of thousands of tons of food. 

8 hours ago, JimCM said:

Let me get this straight, you are not condemning what I posted above about Israel purposely kept Gaza on the brink of starvation for months?

 

To answer you attempt at deflection, yes, Saudi, UAE, Jordan, Egypt, and Qatar are among Arab nations who have given hundreds of thousands of tons of food. 

 

How dare you?

 

It is not his mistake that you fail to understand the new moral compass:

 

If a strong person publicly beats a much weaker person into coma, he is not to blame. The only one to blame is the also weak bystander, who did not dare to help.

 

What are you demanding next?

 

That a man who saw a beautiful woman in a park and raped her is to blame for that?

 

Unbelievable.

 

Everybody knows that it is clearly her fault. She chose to walk in that park and made the poor guy rape her.

 

Have you no mercy with the real victim?

 

🤣

9 hours ago, JimCM said:

 

 

To answer you attempt at deflection, yes, Saudi, UAE, Jordan, Egypt, and Qatar are among Arab nations who have given hundreds of thousands of tons of food. 

 

"hundreds of thousands of tons of food. "

 

So how can they possibly be starving ?

or is that the loot Hamas stole and is openly selling on the black market for profit.

 

 

21 minutes ago, NickyLouie said:

 

"hundreds of thousands of tons of food. "

 

So how can they possibly be starving ?

or is that the loot Hamas stole and is openly selling on the black market for profit. Israeli settlers destroyed 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Practicing for the next Eurovision

 

10 hours ago, NickyLouie said:

 

"hundreds of thousands of tons of food. "

 

So how can they possibly be starving ?

or is that the loot Hamas stole and is openly selling on the black market for profit.

 

 

So you are denying Israel is holding back aid.

Whatever your agenda, you're simply simple.

On 11/22/2025 at 12:10 AM, NickyLouie said:

 

Are any of the uber cash rich Arab nations helping ?

 

 

Do you really think the starvation is caused by Arab countries? 

10 minutes ago, JimCM said:

Do you really think the starvation is caused by Arab countries? 

I would imagine the starvation is caused by poverty.

It's not as if farmers grow stuff to give away.

1 minute ago, JimCM said:

Do you really think the starvation is caused by Arab countries? 

 

   Aid was restricted because Hamas kept stealing the aid and selling it .

That is how Hamas make their money and pay their terrorists wages .

   The so called "starvation ' is just  Palestinian scheme to get the aid back into Hamsas hands

1 hour ago, BritManToo said:

I would imagine the starvation is caused by poverty.

It's not as if farmers grow stuff to give away.

Israel are blocking aid.

 

 

11 hours ago, NickyLouie said:

 

"hundreds of thousands of tons of food. "

 

So how can they possibly be starving ?

or is that the loot Hamas stole and is openly selling on the black market for profit.

 

 

 

11 hours ago, BritManToo said:

I would imagine the starvation is caused by poverty.

It's not as if farmers grow stuff to give away.

 

Not in this case.

Before the conflict, Gaza was a thriving agricultural hub, where farmers and ordinary Palestinians cultivated a wide variety of fruits, vegetables, nuts and grains for local consumption.

 

Israel has targeted food sources – orchards, greenhouses, farmland and fishers – since the beginning of its siege on Gaza in October 2023.

 

Israel’s destruction of Gaza has left starving Palestinians with access to only 1.5% of cropland that is accessible and suitable for cultivation, according to new figures from the UN.

 

In this case it is made by Israel, the only democracy in the middle east.

12 hours ago, Nick Carter icp said:

 

   Aid was restricted because Hamas kept stealing the aid and selling it .

That is how Hamas make their money and pay their terrorists wages .

   The so called "starvation ' is just  Palestinian scheme to get the aid back into Hamsas hands

 

 

Obviously, it has escaped your attention that this was just an Israeli lie and has been debunked some time ago.

 

But that is understandable as due to the enormous amount of Israeli lies it is difficult to keep track

 

https://edition.cnn.com/2025/07/25/politics/us-government-review-no-evidence-widespread-theft-gaza-aid

 

https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/usaid-analysis-found-no-evidence-massive-hamas-theft-gaza-aid-2025-07-25/

 

But let us do some thinking:

 

let's say this is true and Hamas is stealing aid and selling it to the Palestinians for ridiculous prices to pay their terrorist wages.

 

Wouldn't it be much smarter to flood the place with aid?

 

Who in his right mind would want to buy overpriced food or medicine when he can get it for free?

 

By restricting aid you just help Hamas to raise the prices. That does not make any sense.

 

But what do I know?

 

Until today I fail to understand how you want to save the life of hostages by bombing the buildings where they might be kept.

 

I'm probably not as smart as the Israelis are.

10 hours ago, Somjot said:

Until today I fail to understand how you want to save the life of hostages by bombing the buildings where they might be kept.

 

That's because it was never about the hostages. It's about taking Gaza and the West Bank.

14 minutes ago, stevenl said:

That's because it was never about the hostages. It's about taking Gaza and the West Bank.

 

    No, the war is about removing Hamas from power , that is what its about

Troll post removed.

 

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On 11/22/2025 at 1:42 PM, JimCM said:

Let me get this straight, you are not condemning what I posted above about Israel purposely kept Gaza on the brink of starvation for months?

 

To answer you attempt at deflection, yes, Saudi, UAE, Jordan, Egypt, and Qatar are among Arab nations who have given hundreds of thousands of tons of food. 

@NickyLouie are you incapable of answering a simple question?

 

23 hours ago, JimCM said:

Do you really think the starvation is caused by Arab countries

 

23 hours ago, JimCM said:

So you are denying Israel is holding back aid.

 

@NickyLouie, please debate the subject politely and refrain from attacking other members, or you will be removed from the conversation. Thank you. 

1 hour ago, JimCM said:

@NickyLouie are you incapable of answering a simple question?

 

    Its quite simple .

There is no starvation .

Israel are holding back aid because Hamas keep stealing it ,

Here is Hamas stealing the aid 

 

 

 

10 hours ago, Nick Carter icp said:

 

    Its quite simple .

There is no starvation .

Israel are holding back aid because Hamas keep stealing it ,

Here is Hamas stealing the aid 

 

 

Do you actually realize that you are contradicting yourself?

 

"There is no starvation - Israel are holding back aid, because ......"

 

Why else is Israel holding aid back? To keep Hamas fit and healthy?

 

Tell me, what happens if you hold back 1. medicine and 2. food?

 

1. Some people, most likely the weakest, will not get the needed medication, like those 4000 child amputees made by Israel, with many of them had their limbs removed without anesthesia.

 

2. Some people, most likely the weakest, will get no food, like those children and starve.

 

Starvation is both a war crime and a crime against humanity, and may also be an act of genocide under modern international criminal law.

 

War Crime: Starvation is a war crime if it's committed during an armed conflict and targets a civilian population.

 

Crime Against Humanity: The use of starvation as a weapon against civilians, whether in a time of armed conflict or not, is considered a crime against humanity.

 

Genocide: Deliberately inflicting on the group conditions of life calculated to bring about its physical destruction in whole or in part is also considered genocide

 

Here you go. Your country hit a trifecta.

 

And just in case you didn`t notice: NONE of these definitions end with a "but" or "except".

 

Meaning no matter for what reason a crime is committed, it will remain a crime.

 

So whatever reason you may present, there is no justification!

 

But you keep defending it.

 

Thanks for admitting it.

 

On 11/21/2025 at 12:09 PM, JimCM said:

Even as Israel’s bombardment has slowed during the ceasefire, its severe restrictions on humanitarian assistance means famine will keep killing Palestinians, an analyst warns.

Alex de Waal has spent more than 40 years studying famine and war crimes. He spoke to AJ+ about how Israel purposely kept Gaza on the edge of famine for months on end.

Israel’s starvation will be felt by Palestinians for generations – physically, biologically and societally, de Waal said.

 

https://aje.io/3rwmsa?update=4121931

This propaganda gets old after a while.   

19 hours ago, Nick Carter icp said:

There is no starvation .

Israel are holding back aid because Hamas keep stealing it ,

 

Holding back aid causes starvation.

 

Wriggle out of that one if you can.

7 minutes ago, JBChiangRai said:

 

Holding back aid causes starvation.

 

Wriggle out of that one if you can.

Good. Let them starve.
That'll fix whatever problem they have now won't it ?

On 11/23/2025 at 10:21 AM, BritManToo said:

I would imagine the starvation is caused by poverty.

It's not as if farmers grow stuff to give away.

Farmers need farmland to grow stuff:

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/aug/06/israel-gaza-war-palestinian-cropland-starvation

6 minutes ago, Slowhand225 said:

Good. Let them starve.
That'll fix whatever problem they have now won't it ?

Sick and twisted [omitted to comply with forum rules]

4 hours ago, Mike_Hunt said:

This propaganda gets old after a while.   

Not as old as defending the atrocities by the IDF.

On 11/23/2025 at 10:23 AM, Nick Carter icp said:

 

   Aid was restricted because Hamas kept stealing the aid and selling it .

That is how Hamas make their money and pay their terrorists wages .

   The so called "starvation ' is just  Palestinian scheme to get the aid back into Hamsas hands

I, and others, have on a number of occasions corrected you on this misinformation and provided links to credible reports debunking your claim.

 

That you continue to post those debunked claims despite having been presented with evidence that they are baseless suggests an intention to deliberately disseminate untruths.

 

There’s a word for that.

9 minutes ago, Chomper Higgot said:

I, and others, have on a number of occasions corrected you on this misinformation and provided links to credible reports debunking your claim.

 

That you continue to post those debunked claims despite having been presented with evidence that they are baseless suggests an intention to deliberately disseminate untruths.

 

There’s a word for that.

 

  I've posted actual videos of Hamas stealing the aid .

Al-Jazerra links saying they don't steal the aid doesn't over rule the actual videos 

34 minutes ago, JBChiangRai said:

 

Holding back aid causes starvation.

 

Wriggle out of that one if you can.

 

 Yet...........................no one has starved .

For Over 2 years now they've been on the brink of "a  major starvation catastrophe"................... and no one actually starved to death .

   File under *War time propaganda "