Israeli activists staged a dramatic protest in Tel Aviv on Tuesday, calling attention to the deepening food crisis and alleged war crimes in Gaza. Gathering at HaBima Square, demonstrators marched toward the Israeli Defence Ministry holding sacks of flour and placards reading, “Starvation is a war crime” and “We are all responsible.”
The protest, which drew global attention, followed weeks of rising outrage over the reported weaponisation of food in Gaza. In June 2025, the United Nations condemned Israel’s blockade and its impact on Gaza’s civilian population, calling it a violation of international law. According to Al Jazeera, medical sources revealed that 21 children died from hunger in just 72 hours, underlining the scale of the emergency.
Aid trucks remain stalled at border crossings while food supplies for nearly 2.3 million people in Gaza sit unused. The International Middle East Media Centre reports that 900,000 children are suffering from hunger, with 70,000 in critical malnutrition stages. Hospitals like Al-Aqsa Martyrs and Nasser are overcrowded, functioning at over 250% capacity, and medical staff are reportedly falling ill themselves.
Israeli airstrikes on the same day killed over 45 Palestinians, including children and displaced families, compounding the humanitarian disaster. Tents at Al-Shati refugee camp were shelled before dawn, killing 13. The League of Arab States has since urged for immediate international intervention and has tasked Algeria and Somalia to push for a ceasefire at the UN.
Palestinian professional bodies—including doctors, teachers, and journalists—issued a joint global appeal urging their counterparts to raise their voices against what they termed a “systematic starvation policy.”
Doctors have warned that over 17,000 children face acute malnutrition, with symptoms including memory loss and cognitive delays. Pregnant women, numbering around 60,000, are experiencing severe deficiencies, putting both mothers and infants at risk.
The situation was further inflamed by reports linking U.S.-based logistics company GHF and its CEO, Johnnie Moore—a self-described Christian Zionist—to restricted food operations in Gaza. Critics have called the situation “Hunger Games-style warfare.”
The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs declared conditions in Gaza “unprecedented,” with over 2.1 million civilians crammed into just 12% of the territory and cut off from basic necessities.
As airstrikes persist and displacement continues, many Gaza residents now fear starvation more than bombs. The call for justice and urgent aid grows louder, with activists and civilians alike demanding immediate international accountability.
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