Who Is Killing the Starving in Gaza?International Federation of Journalists and Writers

The Palestinian in Gaza is killed because he is hungry. He is shot when trying to reach a bag of flour, and crushed under bombardment as he runs after a relief truck. These massacres don’t happen in the shadows—they occur live, in front of cameras, before the eyes of a world that has grown so accustomed to the sight of Palestinian blood that it has become familiar, dull, and devoid of worth.
Humanitarian aid no longer saves anyone—it has become a trap for death. Whenever a truck loaded with flour moves, hungry eyes follow it… Then, occupation gunfire follows to tear through those around it. There is no distinction between old and young, no value for the hungry or the thirsty. They are all targets in an open field—a field without mercy, and beyond the reach of law.
It is clear that killing in Gaza is not done only by rockets and bullets, but also through starvation. This is a deliberate policy, not a consequence of war, but a weapon used in cold blood. Food is blocked, supplies are bombed, bakeries are targeted, crossings are shut down, and anyone searching for something to eat is shot at. Famine here is not a natural disaster, but a political decision.
In this crime, Israel does not stand alone. The United States supports it, shields it, and grants it impunity. The weapons are American, the political statements justifying the massacres come from Washington, and even attempts to condemn these crimes are blocked by a familiar American veto at the UN Security Council. Europe watches silently, whispering tepid statements about “restraint,” as if killing the hungry warrants nothing more than a polite press conference note.
As for the so-called international community, it has once again proven that it does not see Palestinians as human beings. The international organizations that once filled our ears with talk of “dignity,” “rights,” and “food security” have vanished when hunger began to kill, and when images of children with bloated stomachs started spreading across screens. The so-called humanity collapsed when the Palestinians needed it, revealing its complete falsehood.
Talking about human rights in this context has become a dark joke. What rights? What human? Does the child killed while searching for bread fall under the Geneva Conventions? Or does international law apply only to those aligned with American policy? The deliberate starvation of civilians is a war crime by legal definition, but it seems that this law is only invoked when the perpetrator is a U.S. adversary, not its ally.
The shame does not fall on the killer alone. Shame falls on the silent, the complicit, the apologists, and those hiding behind neutrality. Because silence here is not a moral stance—it is participation in the killing. Everyone who was silent about the killing of the starving, everyone who passed along support, everyone who equated victim with executioner, carries part of this blood.
In Gaza, people are not just being killed… the very meaning of life and dignity is being crushed. Yet, the Palestinian endures—fighting with his hunger, his resilience, his voice, and his stolen morsel of food. Because he knows this world grants no rights, rights must be seized.
International Federation of Journalists and Writers – Belgium