Gaza authorities say famine report establishes ‘fact that cannot be manipulated’
Gaza’s Government Media Office says the IPC report and comments from UN officials and even Donald Trump confirm that famine in Gaza is now “a proven fact” that may amount to war crimes.
The reality in Gaza is even more grave and catastrophic than depicted in the UN-backed report, the office said in a statement, calling on the international community to intervene.
It said Israel’s own data on allowing several dozen trucks of aid into Gaza on average during the past weeks show that the volume of aid going in is much lower than needed by the famine-stricken population in the enclave. The figures “incriminate, not exonerate” Israeli authorities, the office added.
The statement said the technical terms used in the IPC report indicate that famine is now “a fact that cannot be manipulated” by Israel or its allies, and that “any state or organisation that turns a blind eye to this crime becomes complicit in its continuation and falls under the scope of international law”.
Gaza famine marks culmination of long list of Israeli crimes
[UN humanitarian chief] Fletcher’s statement was quite powerful. It meets the moment, that crisis of humanity that we’re all facing.
It sort of encapsulates all the elements that we must continue to talk about, including the responsibility of Israel and the complicity of so-called liberal Western governments, who for two years have either publicly or privately been giving support to the Israeli government as it carries [out] its genocide.
From the outset, we were talking about the war on hospitals. We were talking about the [population] transfer and the ethnic cleansing. We were talking about the war on children. And then we started talking about burning people alive.
Now, we’re talking about famine because it’s almost like the culmination of all the other crimes. It’s when the system breaks – totally breaks – that we end up with a famine like this.
So famine is not coming out of the blue. Not only is it not a natural disaster, and it’s not only that it’s Israeli-made, it’s that it comes after so many of those other crimes that Israel has carried [out] in the past two years.
‘For seven months, my baby has not had a single glass of milk’
Defense for Children International-Palestine has shared the story of Sabreen S, a Palestinian mother in Gaza, and her daily struggle to try to feed her 20-month-old daughter, Mayar.
“I can’t provide anything for her – no flour, no vegetables,” Sabreen said. “We’re even suffering from a water shortage and even preparing a simple meal has become impossible.”
Sabreen explained that she also struggles to buy diapers for Mayar, with each one now costing $5 (17 Israeli shekels). “I simply don’t have the money. If I were to buy them, I would be unable to afford food.”
"The situation is dire: no food, no water, nothing to offer my hungry baby," said Sabreen, the mother of 20-month-old Mayar, who hasn't been able to have a glass of milk for more than seven months due to the famine Israel has imposed on Palestinians in Gaza. pic.twitter.com/tpy6Oybmwn
— Defense for Children (@DCIPalestine) August 22, 2025
