“The question then is whether the international pressure the crisis has generated—combined with the war weariness of Israelis and eagerness of the Trump administration for a deal that it can claim as a diplomatic victory for the president—will be enough to force Israel and the United States to return to the talks, and give Hamas everything it wants.” — Jonathan S. Tobin
WHAT’S THE REALITY?
WATCH: IDF General Explains Who Is Behind Starvation Claims in Gaza, and What the Israeli Army is Doing: Israel’s Defense and Security Forum, YouTube, July 28, 2025 — In this episode, IDSF Founder and Chairman Brigadier General Res Amir Avivi directly addresses the claims that there is widespread starvation in Gaza.
WATCH: UN Organisations Have Refused to Work with Any Alternative to Their Hamas-Supporting Mechanisms.: AIJAC, YouTube, July 29, 2025 — UN organizations have basically said, if Israel is going to present an alternative to our mechanism, which supports Hamas and extends Hamas’s control over the population, we’re not going to work with it.” Former Canadian Ambassador to Israel, Vivian Bercovici, speaks with former IDF spokesperson Jonathan Conricus and senior fellow at the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies (FDD) about the current humanitarian crisis in Gaza.
Viral Images of Starving Gaza Boy Don’t Tell the Whole Story Because He Suffers from Genetic Disorders, Critics Say: Chris Nesi, NY Post, July 27, 2025 — A horrifically emaciated Palestinian child held up by news outlets as the face of starvation in Gaza actually suffers from genetic and other disorders, which much of the coverage glossed over, according to critics.
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Gaza Aid Chief Defends Israel, Dismisses Hunger Reports As ‘Hamas Disinformation’: Itamar Eichner, Ynet News, July 28, 2025
Is Gaza Starving? Searching for the Truth in an Information War.: Matti Friedman, The Free Press, July 27, 2025
Hamas’s Strategy Pressures Israel, Fuels Antisemitism and Starves Palestinians: Jonathan S. Tobin, JNS, July 28, 2025
Hamas’s Dream: Turning Palestinians into a ‘Nation of Martyrs‘: Khaled Abu Toameh, Gatestone Institute, July 28, 2025
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For Further Reference:
Ex-US Humanitarian Envoy Pans Israeli Claim UN Allowing Aid to Amass on Gaza Border: Jacob Magid, Times of Israel, July 28, 2025 — After long dismissing global alarm about the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, Israeli officials have shifted in recent days to acknowledging that a degree of hunger is afflicting civilians in the Strip.
‘You Can’t Fake That’: Trump Sees ‘Real Starvation’ In Gaza, Says Israel Must Do More: Lazar Berman, Jacob Magid, et al, Times of Israel, July 28, 2025 — US President Donald Trump said Monday that he is “not particularly convinced” by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s assurance that there is no starvation in Gaza, and later asserted there was “real starvation” in the Strip, adding: “You can’t fake that.”
Trump Says US to Help with Food Distribution in Gaza: JNS, July 28, 2025 — U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday that the United States would begin assisting with aid distribution in Gaza.
Turkish Aid Sent to Gaza Via Ashdod Port: Yehuda Shlezinger, Israel Hayom, July 28, 2025 — For members of the right-wing government already rattled by the airdrops of humanitarian supplies into Gaza, the latest development is likely to cause even greater outrage.
Hamas Official Blames Egypt for Gaza Hunger, Sparking Firestorm: Lior Ben Ari, Ynet News, July 28, 2025 — A senior Hamas official in Gaza drew sharp criticism from Egypt after blaming Cairo in part for the humanitarian crisis in the enclave.