To think forced starvation is just plain evil!

I could be wrong..but a quick internet search says that they are at risk of famine. Now I'm not denying food shortages nor am I denying that people may be suffering from malnourishment but I don't think it's officially been declared a famine, has it? Therefore if that's the case, to say there's no famine is not actually incorrect?

That's right, let's believe a few random troll accounts on the internet rather than actual journalists smh

These so called timestamps are false. These videos were taken in Syria post liberation.

Can I ask if the people who are claiming there’s no famine are Israel or US based because the news in the UK and Europe is flooded with images and verified accounts from international Doctors. Also @stomachamelonare you based abroad, you say all jeeish people you know are pro Israel which is not my experience in the UK and Ireland, the jewish people I have spoken to are very opposed to Israel’s actions. Context is important.

Agree: collective punishment of the Palestinian population by slow starvation.

This would also be my fear with the Central distribution points for aid that it would literally be like shooting fish in a barrel when they come to collect it

That's horrific, attacking a community kitchen and busy market. It brings to mind the attacks on the bakeries at the start of the conflict, one by one taking out places needed to survive. I can't believe more than 18months on they are still attacking places that provide food. Like the complete block on aid isn't enough Palestinians have had their farmland destroyed, they are shot at while they fish, their markets, bakeries and restaurants are blown up, Israel are trying to cover all bases when it comes to making sure people suffer that for sure. Survival is resistance.

Or try the Cafe Estkana, Gaza from some absolutely delicious cakes, datestamped May 10, 2025.
https://x.com/i/status/1921570135791301002
Notice how "starving" these people look?

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c3676r17gg4o

Was that this Thailandy restaurant. Might not be open because Israel killed everyone eating there including a woman with a baby in her arms and two small children.

Just wondering was it the same place. You might let me know.

Maybe you should get in touch with the UN and tell them about this magical restaurant then

James O'Brien was talking about Gaza today after reading Matthew Paris article today in the times. (sadly behind a paywall but titled 'Why are we closing our eyes to Gaza's horror')

It was as if both had spent time on threads like this one, saying that discourse is being completely shut down by those shouting the loudest and that referencing October 7 must precede any condemnation of Israel's government and army.

I really do believe that some on here view Palestinians as much lesser humans and not worthy of attention, much less sympathy.

The above post linking an instagram post further illustrates this.

I feel so desperately sad for the poor souls in Gaza - and also sad for those who have dehumanised them so much, their wretched reality is now being denied.

Can you give me the definition of famine there tinyrabbit, do you think it means no food at all? It seems you are like the other poster yesterday and think that until there is no food left at all we should all just sit back and watch? Also you are right, there isn't famine yet, there is 'critical risk of famine'. This article explains what is happening, the levels of people with food insecurity etc. No where at all does it claim that there is no food, that's never been the claim.

www.bbc.com/news/articles/cz63jnx52l0o.amp

Well, if you're really hungry you could go down to the Thailandy Restaurant and order a pizza or some delicious desserts. Watch all the way through to see the "starving" people of Gaza. https://x.com/i/status/1919054470970835403
Source for this video is the Thailandy restaurant itself, datestamped a few days ago. You can see what's on offer at their place on their own instagram feed https://www.instagram.com/thailandi_gaza/
There is no famine in Gaza.

Perhaps you missed the bit where I said it was a restaurant, so they'll be feeding as many people as come to the restuarant and order food. That's how restaurants work, I'm told.

Bizarre that you are showing a man cooking a single tray of food in a bombed out shell as some kind of gotcha.

Again this is what aid agencies have been saying. The most vulnerable in society are those who suffer first. That's why Israel preventing aid from entering Gaza is so appalling because it disproportionately targets the very vulnerable. Of course if it keeps up it will start affecting other demographics too but it doesn't take a genius to work out that when no medicine is allowed to enter an area it's going to be the sick and disabled that suffer. That when no food is allowed to enter an area it's going to be those who can't eat just anything who will suffer the most. It really makes you question why Israel are choosing to do this when they know it's the sick, the disabled, the very young that their measures are targeting?

Unless you think that man is the second coming how many people will that feed?

Really? You can't think if any reason what Israel should exist? What should happen to it then?

Timestamped 10th May 2025
Fresh fish baked with fresh vegetables in a clay oven at Palmera Restaurant, Gaza City. https://x.com/i/status/1921599471198028193
Looks delicious, doesn't it?
There is no famine in Gaza/

I give up

Of course it's awful that these particular children are starving. When you read their stories, however, it's mentioned that these children are very ill or need specialist food or feeding methods which they're having trouble accessing.

To be clear, that doesn't make their lives worth any less. It does mean, however, that using their images to represent 'children in Gaza' as a group is horrendously misleading.

I don’t even know what to say to someone who thinks this is funny

Bloody hell, the laughing emojis in a reaction to this story. How the hell do you sleep at night? Do you think your reaction doesn't count because it's online?

Is there something funny about a baby that looks like it is days away from dying of malnutrition because I fail to see the joke .

Wtf?! You think this subject is funny?