An article in the Economist takes a first-hand look at Gaza’s controversial food-distribution sites where Gazans keep dying and Israel says they are working as intended.
International aid organisations, including the UN, deny their supplies were controlled by Hamas and have refused to co-operate with the GHF, which they say violates basic humanitarian principles. Israel has also allowed local clans, some of which are also criminal groups, to receive their own food supplies. It claims these groups “challenge Hamas control”. (A First-Hand Look at Gaza's Controversial Food-Distribution Sites, 2025)
CNN's Catherine Nicholls, Gul Tuysuz, Jeremy Diamond, Sarah Dean and Antoinette Radford report that the UN secretary-general António Guterres, calls starvation in Gaza a "horror show."
As the humanitarian situation in Gaza continues to spiral, the United Nations’ human rights office had a clear message: “Palestinians in Gaza are starving to death,” a statement read today.
In the past 24 hours, 15 people including four children, died of starvation across the territory according to the enclave’s health ministry.
Separately, at least 1,054 Palestinians have been killed by the Israeli military while trying to access food aid in Gaza, the UN human rights office added in its statement. (Nicholls et al., n.d.)
We ponder the cliche “Truth is the first casualty of war” as we advocate for a permanent truce that will enable the peaceful resolution of a conflict that has imposed serious atrocities on civilian populations.
References
A first-hand look at Gaza's controversial food-distribution sites. (2025, July 17). The Economist. Retrieved July 23, 2025, from https://www.economist.com/middle-east-and-africa/2025/07/17/a-first-hand-look-at-gazas-controversial-food-distribution-sites
Nicholls, C., Tuysuz, G., & Diamond, J. (n.d.). UN secretary-general calls starvation in Gaza a "horror show. CNN. Retrieved July 23, 2025, from https://www.cnn.com/world/
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