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The aid distribution “challenges” are because Israel is blocking all aid except that which comes from the GHF itself. Israel has created the conditions for sta

The aid distribution “challenges” are because Israel is blocking all aid except that which comes from the GHF itself. Israel has created the conditions for starvation by destroying agriculture and blocking all aid except for four GHF aid stations. The GHF aid stations weaponize starvation by concentrating Gazans near the Egyptian border and providing a token nod to humanitarian concerns (Israel’s policy throughout this genocide) - never mind the regular shootings that take place at these stations. Prior to October 2023 there were 400 aid stations in Gaza requiring 500 truckloads of aid [1]. Today there are four GHF stations run by military contractors. The insufficiency of these aid points is also evidenced by the people dying of starvation in this hell hole. Low numbers of people dying from starvation indicates its early stages. It takes a while for people to starve to death. Typically a population suffers malnutrition for some period before the death toll rapidly balloons. The famine deaths, far from pointing to the absence of famine, indicate we are in the early stages of mass starvation brought on by Israel’s policy. Do not forget that the Israel government created this famine and is blocking all aid except for the aid to can weaponize. And starvation is just one of the many weapons it is using to ethnically cleanse Gaza. [1] https://www.fcnl.org/updates/2025-06/gaza-humanitarian-foundation-ghf-and-weaponization-aid https://www.fcnl.org/updates/2025-06/gaza-humanitarian-found...

dlubarov 1y ago
It's not a perfect solution, but at least GHF is distributing aid directly to civilians who receive it for free, unlike the old system. > Prior to October 2023 there were 400 aid stations in Gaza requiring 500 truckloads of aid Why are you focused on these particular metrics? Meals or calories distributed per day seems more relevant. > Typically a population suffers malnutrition for some period before the death toll rapidly balloons. For how long of a period? It was 32 starvations as of 04/01/2024, and another 26 since then. Nothing in the data seems to suggest an impending spike. > the Israel government created this famine There is food insecurity, not a famine. FMR would need to increase by something like 4,000x to meet part of the definition of a famine.
- grafmax 1y ago
  Starvation shows every sign of worsening under this system. Rather than aiming to resolve mass starvation (manufactured by Israel’s policies in the first place), it should be seen for what it is, part of Israel government’s very consistent policy of paying humanitarian lip service and offering token humanitarian gestures while intensifying genocide. The latest IPC snapshot from May 12 starts that while the entire population is facing acute food insecurity, 470,000 are facing catastrophic levels using the IPC classification. It alerted that under current conditions of military action and blockade a full blown famine under its classification would be occurring now, during the current period (May 11-September) [1]. At the end of May the four GHF stations were opened. However the amount of food supplied could only conceivably feed half of Gaza’s population if distributed equally [2]. Many people are already starving and need much more than 1.5 meals a day; besides, logistically this kind of food distribution is impossible for many reasons not the least of which is the mass destruction of Gaza’s infrastructure by Israel’s military. As of the IPC report, starvation was worst in northern Gaza and in Rafah (in the south). The GHF aid stations are located in the south; in Rafah the military operations have only worsened food scarcity there. It is quite telling that people every day attend these stations despite the horrible killings of civilians by the military contractors running them. That in itself shows the degree of starvation the Gaza people are experiencing. [1] https://www.ipcinfo.org/ipc-country-analysis/details-map/en/c/1159596/ https://www.ipcinfo.org/ipc-country-analysis/details-map/en/... [2] https://www.ajc.org/news/humanitarian-aid-in-gaza-whats-really-happening#:~:text=However%2C%20as%20of%20June%202025,mechanism—despite%20vulnerability%20to%20Hamas https://www.ajc.org/news/humanitarian-aid-in-gaza-whats-real...
  - dlubarov 1y ago
    3 million meals a day doesn't seem like a token gesture. It may not be enough, but GHF has been operating for less than a month and is still ramping up. You can criticize their implementation, but I don't see how you can deny that it's a serious effort to address food insecurity. We've been hearing "risk of famine" almost since the start of the conflict, when the reality is 58 deaths linked to malnutrition during the conflict. Nigera has had over a million starvations in the same period, and even that isn't a famine. There's a real food insecurity problem, but we shouldn't call it something it's not.
tdeck 1y ago
Let's not forget that Israel admitted to funding the gangs in Gaza that are looting aid https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20250607-israel-admits-support-anti-hamas-armed-group-accused-looting-gaza-aid-bedouin-abu-shabab https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20250607-israel-admi...

dlubarov 1y ago

It's not a perfect solution, but at least GHF is distributing aid directly to civilians who receive it for free, unlike the old system. > Prior to October 2023 there were 400 aid stations in Gaza requiring 500 truckloads of aid Why are you focused on these particular metrics? Meals or calories distributed per day seems more relevant. > Typically a population suffers malnutrition for some period before the death toll rapidly balloons. For how long of a period? It was 32 starvations as of 04/01/2024, and another 26 since then. Nothing in the data seems to suggest an impending spike. > the Israel government created this famine There is food insecurity, not a famine. FMR would need to increase by something like 4,000x to meet part of the definition of a famine.

grafmax 1y ago
Starvation shows every sign of worsening under this system. Rather than aiming to resolve mass starvation (manufactured by Israel’s policies in the first place), it should be seen for what it is, part of Israel government’s very consistent policy of paying humanitarian lip service and offering token humanitarian gestures while intensifying genocide. The latest IPC snapshot from May 12 starts that while the entire population is facing acute food insecurity, 470,000 are facing catastrophic levels using the IPC classification. It alerted that under current conditions of military action and blockade a full blown famine under its classification would be occurring now, during the current period (May 11-September) [1]. At the end of May the four GHF stations were opened. However the amount of food supplied could only conceivably feed half of Gaza’s population if distributed equally [2]. Many people are already starving and need much more than 1.5 meals a day; besides, logistically this kind of food distribution is impossible for many reasons not the least of which is the mass destruction of Gaza’s infrastructure by Israel’s military. As of the IPC report, starvation was worst in northern Gaza and in Rafah (in the south). The GHF aid stations are located in the south; in Rafah the military operations have only worsened food scarcity there. It is quite telling that people every day attend these stations despite the horrible killings of civilians by the military contractors running them. That in itself shows the degree of starvation the Gaza people are experiencing. [1] https://www.ipcinfo.org/ipc-country-analysis/details-map/en/c/1159596/ https://www.ipcinfo.org/ipc-country-analysis/details-map/en/... [2] https://www.ajc.org/news/humanitarian-aid-in-gaza-whats-really-happening#:~:text=However%2C%20as%20of%20June%202025,mechanism—despite%20vulnerability%20to%20Hamas https://www.ajc.org/news/humanitarian-aid-in-gaza-whats-real...
- dlubarov 1y ago
  3 million meals a day doesn't seem like a token gesture. It may not be enough, but GHF has been operating for less than a month and is still ramping up. You can criticize their implementation, but I don't see how you can deny that it's a serious effort to address food insecurity. We've been hearing "risk of famine" almost since the start of the conflict, when the reality is 58 deaths linked to malnutrition during the conflict. Nigera has had over a million starvations in the same period, and even that isn't a famine. There's a real food insecurity problem, but we shouldn't call it something it's not.

tdeck 1y ago

Let's not forget that Israel admitted to funding the gangs in Gaza that are looting aid https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20250607-israel-admits-support-anti-hamas-armed-group-accused-looting-gaza-aid-bedouin-abu-shabab https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20250607-israel-admi...