“Surveillance Humanitarianism”: As Gaza Starves, U.S.-Israeli Plan Would Further Weaponize Food

“Surveillance Humanitarianism”: As Gaza Starves, U.S.-Israeli Plan Would Further Weaponize Food

Israel has imposed a complete block on humanitarian aid into Gaza since March 2, with hundreds of trucks with lifesaving aid waiting at the border. Now many of Gaza’s kitchens have closed, and Palestinians face mass starvation as rations run low. We speak with Alex de Waal, executive director of the World Peace Foundation at Tufts University, author of Mass Starvation: The History and Future of Famine. “The majority of people in Gaza are facing e

Displaced Palestinians in Khan Younis, in southern Gaza, were given hot meals. Hundreds of people, including women and children, waited for hours to receive food. The aid, provided by local humanitarian organizations, was distributed in extremely difficult conditions due to constant attacks and severe shortages of everything. The large crowds turned into chaos and disorder as people desperately tried to provide a meal for their families, reports…

The current situation in Gaza clearly demonstrates Israeli exceptionalism. Israel is using the hunger of two million Palestinians and Palestinians as a tactic to obtain political concessions from Palestinian groups operating in the blockaded and devastated Gaza Strip. On 23 April, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) described the current humanitarian situation in Gaza as “the worst that has been seen thr…

AI-generated image for explanation The crisis in Gaza is worsening: daily meals provided by the United Nations have dropped by 70%, from 840,000 to 260,000. Hospitals are running out of fuel, health services are collapsing. The UN is calling for urgent access to assess needs on the ground. Humanitarian emergency in Gaza: drastic drop in meals, services are collapsing The humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip is worsening by the day. According to…