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Today, as I report, the UN’s mechanism for assessing famine, the IPC (the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification) confirmed, in a brand-new report, that the most severe famine conditions are occurring in the Gaza Strip, that this is an “entirely man-made” disaster, deliberately engineered by the State of Israel, and that it can and must be “halted and reversed”, via an immediate ceasefire “to allow humanitarian aid to reach everyone in the Gaza Strip.” The UN’s Tom Flet...| Andy Worthington
Israel’s deliberate campaign of mass starvation in Gaza has finally prompted outrage in western political and media circles, putting pressure on Benjamin Netanyahu to finally lift the deadly siege on all supplies into Gaza that has been in place for nearly five months. This seems like positive news, but, predictably, Netanyahu is seeking to provide nothing more than “minimal” aid — enough, he hopes, to placate his critics, but, crucially, not enough to address the desperate crisis unf...| Andy Worthington
American who served as an armed contractor said they were instructed to shoot civilians at Gaza food sites| Responsible Statecraft
By Robert Inlakesh - Jul 27, 2025 Following the bombshell admission that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was backing a Daesh-linked criminal network to fight the Hamas resistance movement in Gaza, the issue finally received the widespread attention it deserved. Yet, the scandal goes much| Orinoco Tribune - News and opinion pieces about Venezuela and beyond
Lawmakers also question the use of American contractors at the aid hubs| Responsible Statecraft
My new article has one purpose: to highlight the fact that Israel is now engaged in the “mass death” phase of its genocidal assault on the trapped civilian population of the Gaza Strip, brought about through a ban on all supplies of food (and water, fuel and medical supplies), in place since the start of March, and, since May 26, through the replacement of the well-established aid systems provided by UNWRA and other international aid agencies with the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), a...| Andy Worthington
After hours of waiting under the scorching sun, starving Palestinians stormed the militarized aid distribution point run by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation. Live fire was reportedly opened on the crowd, as people struggled to get their hands on aid.| Mondoweiss