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The Journal
30-07-2025
- Politics
- The Journal
How Israeli disinformation is attempting - and failing - to mask the starvation in Gaza
THE IMAGES OF starving children coming out of Gaza recently have been met with alarm by some of Israel's closest allies, and dealt a blow to the propaganda narrative about its siege of the devastated Palestinian territory. The reality of life in Gaza has even led US President Donald Trump to acknowledge that starvation is occurring, as his close ally Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has continued to deny it is the case. 'There is no policy of starvation in Gaza, and there is no starvation in Gaza. We enable humanitarian aid throughout the duration of the war to enter Gaza – otherwise, there would be no Gazans,' Netanyahu said yesterday. But when Trump was asked yesterday if he agreed with Netanyahu's statement, he said: 'I don't know. Based on television, I would say not particularly, because those children look very hungry.' He also said that he had told Israel to allow 'every ounce' of food into Gaza. 'We can save a lot of people, I mean some of those kids. That's real starvation; I see it and you can't fake that. So we're going to be even more involved.' Today, the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification Initiative (IPC), a UN-backed monitor, said: 'The worst-case scenario of famine is now unfolding in the Gaza Strip.' The UN's World Food Programme has warned that the disaster unfolding in Gaza is reminiscent of famines seen in Ethiopia and Biafra in the 20th century , which resulted in millions of deaths. Trump's assertion that you can't 'fake' images of starving children is telling, especially considering the Israeli government's repeated accusations that Palestinians are lying about the humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip. Israeli officials have throughout the assault on Gaza – and long before it began in October 2023 – labelled videos and images of Palestinian suffering as examples of 'Pallywood' (Palestinian Hollywood). 'Blood libel' The official account of the Israeli government on X shared a post yesterday that falls into that category of propaganda. The post featured two images side by side: one of an emaciated young boy on the cover of the Italian newspaper Il Fatto Quotidiano, and the other of the same boy looking healthy and alert. The boy is five-year-old Osama al-Raqab and the first photo was taken in Gaza in May. The second photo was taken in Italy last month, where he was transferred for treatment for cystic fibrosis. This is what a modern blood libel looks like: A sick child. A hijacked photo. A lie that spreads faster than truth. His name is Osama al-Raqab. He has cystic fibrosis, a serious genetic illness. He's been in Italy receiving treatment since June 12. Israel enabled his medical… — Israel ישראל (@Israel) July 28, 2025 The Israel account on X said the fact that he was suffering from a genetic disorder disproved claims that he was suffering from malnutrition. 'This is what a modern blood libel looks like: A sick child. A hijacked photo. A lie that spreads faster than truth,' the post said, referring to the medieval, antisemitic myth that Jews drink human blood. The post notes the boy's name and that he has a serious genetic condition. 'He's been in Italy receiving treatment since 12 June. Israel enabled his medical transfer from Gaza,' the post continued. 'But that didn't stop media outlets from weaponizing his image NOT to tell his story, but in order to smear Israel. Because when it comes to Israel, facts are optional. Hate always finds a headline.' The claim from Israel's government that the original photo had been 'hijacked' and presented as evidence of lies about starvation in Gaza is easily debunked. Osama was among a number of starving children whose stories were told in an article published by the Associated Press back in May, before he was taken to Italy. The article said Omar's cystic fibrosis had worsened since the start of the war. A lack of meat, fish and enzyme tablets to help him digest food meant he was in and out of hospital and suffered long bouts of chest infections and acute diarrhoea, his mother Mona told the AP. 'His bones poke through his skin. Osama, 5, weighs 20 pounds (9 kilos) and can hardly move or speak. Canned food offers him no nutrition,' the article said. 'With starvation in Gaza, we only eat canned lentils,' his mother said. 'If the borders remain closed, we will lose that too.' The disinformation the Israeli government has spread about this five-year-old boy has been repeated across many of the state's official social media accounts, as Il Fatto Quotidiano noted in an article about the use of its front page. 'The front page of Il Fatto on 24 July has become a trend on social media,' journalist Riccardo Antoniucci wrote in today's online edition of the paper. Advertisement 'The credit goes to the Israeli Foreign Ministry, which reshared it yesterday, certainly not to praise it, followed by a long list of Israeli embassy accounts around the world (including bots): France, Spain, Latvia, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Chile, Uruguay, Colombia, even Armenia.' As Antoniucci noted in his article, the photo of Osama from May shows him suffering from malnutrition and the second photo shows the difference that proper treatment and sustenance makes when it is actually available. 'Pallywood' conspiracy theory This attempt to portray Palestinians as liars is only the latest example of the Israeli government issuing easily refuted claims about its war on the Gaza Strip. Israeli officials have routinely presented falsehoods as facts, fabricated or mischaracterised evidence and promoted conspiracy theories. The most obvious and swiftly debunked effort to promote the 'Pallywood' myth came just days into Israel's assault on Gaza, when Netanyahu's spokesperson to the Arab world, Ofir Gendelman, posted a video on X that showed make-up artists, actors and a film crew shooting a scene depicting the aftermath of an Israeli strike. The video does show children with make-up applied to make them appear wounded and what appear to be paramedics rushing to help them. Gendelman claimed the video showed Palestinians 'fooling the international media and public opinion'. 'See for yourselves how they fake injuries and evacuating 'injured' civilians, all in front of the cameras. Pallywood gets busted again,' he wrote in the now deleted post. The video is actually behind-the-scenes footage from a short film called The Reality , which is indeed a portrayal of Palestinian suffering, but it was not made in Palestine. Its director, music video maker Mahmoud Ramzi , posted a series of articles in various languages on his Instagram account that debunked the misrepresentation of the footage. Ramzi told the news outlet Reuters that The Reality was 'a short movie that was filmed in Lebanon to show a glimpse of the pain that Gaza's people endured. It was not filmed to mislead people or to fabricate any truth'. In another example, one which bears similarities to the case of Omar al-Raqab, Israel's official X account posted two pictures side-by-side and claimed that both showed the same person apparently pretending to be two different seriously injured men. The pictures were of two different people . There have been many other examples of the 'Pallywood' propaganda trope being spread online, with accusations that Palestinians are 'crisis actors', which is a term used by conspiracists like Alex Jones in the aftermath of school shootings in the United States. More recently, the Israeli military claimed that Hamas has been running 'a deliberate propaganda campaign' about the amount of humanitarian aid Israel is letting into Gaza. 'We operate every day to bring in aid, Hamas operates every day to create a perception of crisis. The international community needs to know the truth!' -COL Abdullah Halabi, Head of the CLA Gaza, on the Gazan side of the Kerem Shalom crossing. — Israel Defense Forces (@IDF) July 25, 2025 In a video posted online by the military last week, colonel Abdullah Halabi said that 'Hamas operates every day to create a perception of crisis'. Standing in front of crates of aid, he blamed the delay in delivering it to Palestinians on the UN, which he said the Israeli military works with closely. 'Israel does not limit the number of trucks entering the Gaza Strip,' he said. This is false, Israel imposed a total blockade on humanitarian aid after it violated a ceasefire with Hamas on 18 March this year. That blockade lasted until late May. Since then, Israel has largely sidelined UN agencies and NGOs in the aid distribution system in Gaza, and replaced them with the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), a US-Israeli-backed project with opaque origins and funding. Almost 1,000 people seeking aid at GHF and UN distribution sites have been killed by Israeli and mercenary fire since May , according to the UN. Even before the total blockade, UN and NGO aid agencies had repeatedly urged Israel to allow more trucks to enter Gaza. Today, the NGO Save the Children said that the number of children under five with acute malnutrition seen at its Gaza clinics has surged tenfold in the last four months. According to the UN-backed IPC, one in three people is now going without food for days at a time in Gaza. Hospitals are overwhelmed and have treated more than 20,000 children for acute malnutrition since April and at least 16 children under five have died from hunger-related causes since mid-July. Israel has been accused by human rights organisations Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch of using starvation as a weapon of war. It has also been accused of genocide in a case taken against it by South Africa at the International Court of Justice, and in a statement from UN experts published in May . The ICJ case is ongoing and will likely not conclude until at least 2027. And last year, the international Criminal Court issued arrest warrants for Netanyahu and his former defence minister Yoav Gallant . The warrants are still outstanding and the charges have not yet been ruled on. Among the crimes the two men are accused of is the war crime of using 'starvation as a method of warfare'. Want to be your own fact-checker? Visit our brand-new FactCheck Knowledge Bank for guides and toolkits The Journal's FactCheck is a signatory to the International Fact-Checking Network's Code of Principles. You can read it here . 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Arab News
29-07-2025
- Politics
- Arab News
‘Israel's drip-feeding of aid has horrified the world,' UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy tells Saudi-French peace summit at UN
DUBAI/LONDON: A declaration of famine in Gaza has shocked world leaders and intensified calls for immediate action. On Tuesday, a UN-backed food security monitor confirmed that large areas of the enclave are now experiencing full-scale famine, prompting outrage at the international conference on Palestine. The grim update was followed by a major diplomatic shift when the UK announced it would recognize the State of Palestine at the UN General Assembly in September — unless Israel halts its military campaign and commits to a viable two-state solution before then. 'The devastation in Gaza is heartbreaking. Children are starving, and Israel's drip feeding of aid has horrified the world,' said David Lammy, the UK foreign minister. 'It is a historical injustice which continues to unfold. 'It is with the hand of history on our shoulders that His Majesty's government, therefore, intends to recognize the State of Palestine when the UN General Assembly gathers in September … unless the Israeli government acts to end the appalling situation in Gaza, ends its military campaign, and commits to a long sustainable peace based on a two-state solution.' The UK's statement, foreshadowed by the Palestinian prime minister on Monday and mirrored shortly after by San Marino, reflects mounting frustration over Israel's conduct in both Gaza and the West Bank. That shift became starker on Tuesday after the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification Initiative, a UN-backed monitor, declared that famine had spread across large swaths of Gaza. The declaration comes despite recent Israeli-announced efforts to increase aid deliveries, including airdrops and a temporary pause in military operations. 'The worst-case scenario of famine is now unfolding in the Gaza Strip,' the IPC said. 'Immediate, unimpeded' humanitarian access into Gaza was the only way to stop rapidly rising 'starvation and death,' it added. In a press briefing shortly after Prime Minister Keir Starmer reaffirmed the UK's position, Lammy added that the world was 'deeply offended by children being shot and killed as they reach out for aid.' 'The time has come for a ceasefire. The time has come to see those hostages released, and the time has come to abate the suffering of the Palestinian people in Gaza.' But Prime Minister Starmer's own statement was aimed squarely at Israel, showing just how swiftly sentiment has changed among Western countries about how to end the war. Britain followed in the steps of France, which announced last week that it would recognize an independent Palestinian state at the General Assembly in September. 'The situation is simply intolerable,' Starmer said. 'I am particularly concerned that the very idea of a two-state solution is reducing and feels further away today than it has for many years.' Gaza's health authorities say the death toll has surpassed 60,000 — a figure that other humanitarian organizations believe is likely an underestimate. Representatives from several countries in the Middle East stressed the need for urgent and immediate action. The UAE's minister of state at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Khalifa Shaheen Al-Marar, said on Tuesday: 'After 21 months since the start of the Israeli war on the Gaza Strip, it is time to move from mere attempts to contain the conflict to addressing its root causes.' Echoing similar concerns, Kuwait's Foreign Minister Abdullah Ali Al-Yahya said: 'We are witnessing a tragic humanitarian situation that no living conscience can accept.' Yemen's Foreign Minister Shaya Mohsin Zindani also emphasized the severity of the crisis, saying it underscores 'our shared responsibility to safeguard human dignity and the fundamental rights to life, liberty, and security for all peoples of the region.' Despite Israel's announcement on Sunday of a limited military pause in parts of the enclave, UN officials and Palestinians on the ground report that conditions remain dire. Desperate crowds continue to intercept and unload aid trucks before they reach their destinations amid deep mistrust in the official distribution channels and sheer desperation. Delegates at the conference have repeatedly called on Israel to fully lift restrictions on aid entering Gaza. The demand for peace and aid access echoed throughout Tuesday's plenary session and dominated discussions in the corridors of the UN headquarters. 'The war must end… the humanitarian crisis and starvation must end. This cycle of violence and destruction must stop,' said Ronald Ozzy Lamola, South Africa's minister for international relations and cooperation. Gaza has teetered on the edge of famine for nearly two years, with Israel accused of tightly controlling aid and 'drip-feeding' supplies into the Strip. Now, the IPC says increasingly severe blockades have pushed the crisis beyond the brink. While formal famine declarations are rare — requiring data that access restrictions have made nearly impossible to collect — many say no official confirmation is needed to grasp the scale of suffering. 'Gaza has become a land of walking corpses,' said Bolivia's Foreign Minister Celinda Sosa Lunda. 'Hundreds of people have been killed while they were on their way to find food and water.' The challenge of engaging Israel, not only to increase aid access but to find a diplomatic resolution, has been a recurring theme during the New York conference. On Monday, Jordan's representative said that if there is a party 'preventing us from moving forward, then it is about time the world took action against that party.' 'The continued military aggression and a disregard for humanitarian and legal principles represents an inability of the international community to perform its duties, and it encourages impunity,' said Kuwaiti FM Al-Yahya, calling for 'immediate and effective' action against Israel. In a rare break with Israel, US President Donald Trump — speaking during a visit to Scotland — acknowledged that 'real starvation' is spreading in Gaza. He urged Israel to allow 'every ounce of food' in and said its government bears 'a lot of responsibility' for the crisis. Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has previously dismissed such claims as a 'bold-faced lie.' The US and Israel are among the few countries boycotting the three-day event, with Israeli ambassador to the UN, Danny Danon dismissing it as 'unproductive' and 'disconnected from reality.' US State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce called the gathering 'a publicity stunt that comes in the middle of delicate diplomatic efforts.' In response, French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot pushed back against Washington's framing of the Abraham Accords as a substitute for Palestinian statehood. 'We do not share those reservations,' he said. 'The logic of normalization cannot be stopped — but it must be anchored in a comprehensive peace effort. We believe the US will, in time, return to that logic.' Prince Faisal bin Farhan, the Saudi foreign minister, said: 'We continue to have faith in President Trump's ability to help deliver — not just an end to the war, but a long-term resolution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.' Meanwhile, Israeli officials have signaled growing resistance to the two-state framework. Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar dismissed the conference's premise outright, claiming a Palestinian state would, at this stage, become a 'Hamas state.' 'Israel will not be the Czechoslovakia of the 21st century,' he added, referencing the peaceful 1993 split between the Czech Republic and Slovakia. Sa'ar declined to comment on whether Israel plans to annex parts of Gaza, calling it an 'internal discussion.' But according to Haaretz, Netanyahu is expected to present a formal annexation plan to his security cabinet if Hamas does not agree to a ceasefire. The plan, reportedly endorsed by the Trump administration, is seen as an attempt to shore up support from far-right coalition partners. Such a move would come just days after the Knesset voted 71-13 in favor of annexing the West Bank — a symbolic step that raised further doubts over the potential for a Palestinian state. The implementation of a two-state solution is key to 'achieving security, stability, and prosperity for all peoples of the region,' said Prince Faisal in his opening remarks on Monday. On Tuesday, he urged participating states to adopt the conference's final outcome document, which outlines proposals across humanitarian, legal, and security pillars to guarantee peace and mutual recognition. Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammed Mustafa was more direct: Israel's intentions to annex Palestine and weaken its government are clear; hence, the international community must move beyond 'condemnation and denunciation' to forcing 'Israel to cease its annexation practices settlement.'
Free Malaysia Today
29-07-2025
- Health
- Free Malaysia Today
UN-backed monitor says famine now unfolding in Gaza
The IPC said that air drops are not enough to avert the 'humanitarian catastrophe' in Gaza. (AP pic) ROME : Famine is 'now unfolding' in Gaza, with thousands of children malnourished and hunger-related deaths on the rise among the youngest, a UN-backed monitor warned today. The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification Initiative (IPC) said that air drops over Gaza will not be enough to avert the 'humanitarian catastrophe'. 'The worst-case scenario of famine is now unfolding in the Gaza Strip,' said the UN-backed group of organisations, used as a monitor to gauge malnutrition. 'Immediate, unimpeded' humanitarian access into Gaza was the only way to stop rapidly rising 'starvation and death', it said. The IPC issued their warning 'alert' after days of aid groups sounding the alarm over hunger-related deaths in Gaza. Israel imposed a total blockade on Gaza on March 2 after ceasefire talks broke down. In late May, it began allowing a small trickle of aid to resume, amid warnings of a wave of starvation. The IPC said its latest data shows that 'famine thresholds' have been reached in 'most of the Gaza Strip'. Hunger-related deaths of young children, it said, were rising. 'Over 20,000 children have been admitted for treatment for acute malnutrition between April and mid-July, with more than 3,000 severely malnourished.' Children under the age of five were dying of hunger, 'with at least 16 reported deaths since July 17', IPC said. 'Mounting evidence shows that widespread starvation, malnutrition, and disease are driving a rise in hunger-related deaths,' it said today. Plea for access The group warned that 'unimpeded lifesaving humanitarian access' was the only way to stop the growing number of deaths. 'Failure to act now will result in widespread death in much of the Strip,' it said. Over the weekend Israel declared a 'tactical pause' in army operations in parts of Gaza, saying more than 120 truckloads of food were allowed in, with some countries – such as Jordan and the UAE – dropping food into the besieged territory. But besides posing a risk to civilians, air drops will be insufficient to 'reverse the humanitarian catastrophe', warned the IPC. Delivering food by road is 'more effective, safer and faster', it wrote, also warning that the most vulnerable suffering from acute malnutrition – including children – 'need access to consistent life-saving treatment' in order to recover. 'Without immediate action, starvation and death will continue to spread rapidly and relentlessly,' it warned. The IPC alert did not amount to a new famine classification, it said, but was intended to draw attention to the crisis based on 'the latest available evidence' through July 25. A more thorough so-called 'advisory', in which the group issues its classifications, is underway and will be published as soon as possible, it said. In May, the IPC said there was a 'risk of famine' in Gaza. The UN-backed group of organisations and institutions issues an internationally-agreed definition for famine that is used to gauge the level of acute malnutrition in countries.
The Journal
29-07-2025
- Health
- The Journal
Famine 'now unfolding' in Gaza 'unlike anything seen in this century', says UN's WFP
FAMINE IS 'NOW unfolding' in Gaza, with thousands of children malnourished and hunger-related deaths on the rise among the youngest, a UN-backed monitor warned on Tuesday. The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification Initiative (IPC) said that air drops over Gaza will not be enough to avert the 'humanitarian catastrophe.' 'The worst-case scenario of famine is now unfolding in the Gaza Strip,' said the UN-backed group of organisations, used as a monitor to gauge malnutrition. 'Immediate, unimpeded' humanitarian access into Gaza was the only way to stop rapidly rising 'starvation and death', it said. The UN's World Food Programme warned today that the disaster unfolding in Gaza was reminiscent of famines seen in Ethiopia and Biafra, Nigeria in the 20th century. 'This is unlike anything we have seen in this century. It reminds us of previous disasters in Ethiopia or Biafra in the past century,' WFP emergency director Ross Smith told reporters in Geneva, speaking from Rome, insisting that 'we need urgent action now'. The IPC issued their warning 'alert' after days of aid groups sounding the alarm over hunger-related deaths in Gaza. Mothers hold their emaciated children at Nasser Hospital in Khan Yunis, Gaza, Palestine, on 21 July, 2025. Alamy Stock Photo Alamy Stock Photo Israel imposed a total blockade on Gaza on 2 March after ceasefire talks broke down. In late May, it began allowing a small trickle of aid to resume, amid warnings of a wave of starvation. The IPC said its latest data shows that 'famine thresholds' have been reached in 'most of the Gaza Strip'. Hunger-related deaths of young children, it said, were rising. Advertisement 'Over 20,000 children have been admitted for treatment for acute malnutrition between April and mid-July, with more than 3,000 severely malnourished.' Children under the age of five were dying of hunger, 'with at least 16 reported deaths since 17 July', IPC said. 'Mounting evidence shows that widespread starvation, malnutrition, and disease are driving a rise in hunger-related deaths,' it said today. Plea for access The group warned that 'unimpeded lifesaving humanitarian access' was the only way to stop the growing number of deaths. 'Failure to act now will result in widespread death in much of the Strip,' it said. Over the weekend Israel declared a 'tactical pause' in army operations in parts of Gaza, saying more than 120 truckloads of food were allowed in, with some countries – such as Jordan and the UAE – dropping food into the besieged territory. But besides posing a risk to civilians, air drops will be insufficient to 'reverse the humanitarian catastrophe', warned the IPC. Delivering food by road is 'more effective, safer and faster', it wrote, also warning that the most vulnerable suffering from acute malnutrition – including children – 'need access to consistent life-saving treatment' in order to recover. 'Without immediate action, starvation and death will continue to spread rapidly and relentlessly,' it warned. The IPC alert did not amount to a new famine classification, it said, but was intended to draw attention to the crisis based on 'the latest available evidence' through 25 July. A more thorough so-called 'advisory', in which the group issues its classifications, is underway and will be published as soon as possible, it said. In May, the IPC said there was a 'risk of famine' in Gaza. The UN-backed group of organisations and institutions issues an internationally-agreed definition for famine that is used to gauge the level of acute malnutrition in countries.
Al-Ahram Weekly
29-07-2025
- Health
- Al-Ahram Weekly
'Famine now unfolding in Gaza': UN-backed monitor - War on Gaza
Famine is "now unfolding" in Gaza, with thousands of children malnourished and hunger-related deaths on the rise among the youngest, a UN-backed monitor warned on Tuesday. The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification Initiative (IPC) said that air drops over Gaza will not be enough to avert the "humanitarian catastrophe." "The worst-case scenario of famine is now unfolding in the Gaza Strip," said the UN-backed group of organisations, used as a monitor to gauge malnutrition. "Immediate, unimpeded" humanitarian access into Gaza was the only way to stop rapidly rising "starvation and death", it said. The IPC issued their warning "alert" after days of aid groups sounding the alarm over hunger-related deaths in Gaza. Israel imposed a total blockade on Gaza on March 2 after Israel unilaterally ended a two-month ceasefire with Hamas. In late May, it began allowing a small trickle of aid to resume, amid warnings of a wave of starvation. The IPC said its latest data shows that "famine thresholds" have been reached in "most of the Gaza Strip". Hunger-related deaths of young children, it said, were rising. "Over 20,000 children have been admitted for treatment for acute malnutrition between April and mid-July, with more than 3,000 severely malnourished." Children under the age of five were dying of hunger, "with at least 16 reported deaths since 17 July", IPC said. "Mounting evidence shows that widespread starvation, malnutrition, and disease are driving a rise in hunger-related deaths," it said Tuesday. Plea for access The group warned that "unimpeded lifesaving humanitarian access" was the only way to stop the growing number of deaths. "Failure to act now will result in widespread death in much of the Strip," it said. Over the weekend, Israel declared a "tactical pause" in army operations in parts of Gaza, saying more than 120 truckloads of food were allowed in, with some countries -- such as Jordan and the UAE -- dropping food into the besieged territory. But besides posing a risk to civilians, air drops will be insufficient to "reverse the humanitarian catastrophe", warned the IPC. Delivering food by road is "more effective, safer and faster", it wrote, also warning that the most vulnerable suffering from acute malnutrition -- including children -- "need access to consistent life-saving treatment" to recover. "Without immediate action, starvation and death will continue to spread rapidly and relentlessly," it warned. The IPC alert did not amount to a new famine classification, it said, but was intended to draw attention to the crisis based on "the latest available evidence" through July 25. A more thorough so-called "advisory", in which the group issues its classifications, is underway and will be published as soon as possible, it said. In May, the IPC said there was a "risk of famine" in Gaza. The UN-backed group of organisations and institutions issues an internationally-agreed definition for famine that is used to gauge the level of acute malnutrition in countries. Follow us on: Facebook Instagram Whatsapp Short link:
