I agree Israel has control over aid entering Gaza. I also agree that civilians should not be starved. In recent weeks though Israel has allowed aid into Gaza b

I agree Israel has control over aid entering Gaza. I also agree that civilians should not be starved. In recent weeks though Israel has allowed aid into Gaza but the UN has not been picking it up and distributing it. Israel brings it outside the area that Hamas controls and asks the UN to truck it in. Those trucks then get looted or the goods just sit there because the UN agencies refuse to pick it up. Some food recently had to be destroyed because it expired sitting on the platforms. Obviously Israeli soldiers can't truck the aid into Hamas controlled Gaza themselves. I'm pretty sure "we asked them to leave but they didn't" is actually sufficient. How else is the population going to move? https://casebook.icrc.org/a_to_z/glossary/siege https://casebook.icrc.org/a_to_z/glossary/siege Otherwise how exactly would a siege work? You're expecting the enemy to cooperate? Anyways, I don't think a siege is workable here even if legal, and we can see why. There has been political pressure in Israel to at the very least prevent Hamas from controlling the aid. It's true that Israel blocked aid for a few months. This was after the strip was flooded with aid during the previous ceasefire. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx2vz02e7g8o https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx2vz02e7g8o "Gaza kitchens warn food will run out in days after two months of Israeli blockade" (will run out in days - May 2nd). So at least a few days after May 2nd we know there was still some food available. The GHF started distributing food on May 26th. I don't know for sure what is the food situation in Gaza at every given moment. In theory the IDF says they have been monitoring it. So it's their word vs. Hamas. We also had people killed sitting in a cafe at the end of June so presumably there were some ingredients for that cafe to be open and serving customers. That's very anecdotal. I'm sure there are pockets of poverty, hunger and more. If you have money or the right connections you're probably getting food. The fair distribution of food within Hamas controlled Gaza isn't something the IDF has control of. The UN has also refused to collaborate with the GHF and Hamas has been attacking the aid centers and the Palestinians that help deliver aid there. Yes, the setup is far from ideal, but Israel has a right to try and get Hamas out of the aid loop. At the very least there are other players here, not just Israel, to share some of the blame.