In March 2025, UNRWA and Palestinians warned that not a single drop of humanitarian aid has entered Gaza because of Israel’s blockade. UNRWA has warned that Gaza’s flour stores will likely run out completely before the end of this week. Weaponizing starvation, Israel seeks full control over Gaza aid distribution

The acute hunger crisis in the Strip is part of a deliberate Israeli strategy to cripple Hamas’ governance capabilities and banish humanitarian groups.

UNICEF expressed deep concern over Israel’s plan to use facial recognition technology as a prerequisite for receiving aid, adding that screening and monitoring beneficiaries for “intelligence and military purposes violates all humanitarian principles.”

10 May 2025: U.S. Ambassador to Israel @govmikehuckabee
announced that a renewed Gaza aid operation is set to start soon. Yet it has been rejected by the UN and other aid agencies as “unfeasible.” I spoke with @UNOCHA
’s Olga Cherevko—who’s currently in Rafah—about why they oppose this plan.

The only thing entering Gaza right now is bombs, says UNICEF’s James Elder, while over 3000 lorries full of aid are denied entry by the israelis

Meanwhile, starvation continues as the West haggles over who is to blame and what to do about it.