STORY: :: Tel Aviv, Israel

:: July 22, 2025

:: Protesters are calling on the Israeli government to end the war in Gaza and let in more aid

“We are coming with, as you see, bags of flour to demonstrate our, first of all, our anger against this inhumane policy, as well as to show that there is a majority within the Israeli society, Palestinian citizens of Israel, as well as Jewish, that they are strongly against what is happening right now in Gaza against the Palestinians.”

“International agencies are warning that there is a growing famine inside the Gaza Strip as a result of the tightening of the siege. And people are literally starving. We call here today, came here today to call out to end this siege, to allow the entry of humanitarian aid and to end the war on Gaza, which is a catastrophe for both Palestinians as well as Israelis.”

:: Israel blocked food stock shipments in March and then lifted that blockade in May with new restrictions

:: Israel denies responsibility for Gaza’s food shortages, saying that getting humanitarian aid in is a priority

Gaza has seen its food stocks run out since Israel cut off all supplies to the territory in March and then lifted that blockade in May with new measures it says are needed to prevent aid from being diverted to militant groups.

At least 101 people are known to have died of hunger during the conflict, according to Palestinian officials, including 80 children, most of them in just the last few weeks.

Israel, which controls all supplies entering Gaza, denies that it is responsible for shortages of food. Israel’s military said that it “views the transfer of humanitarian aid into Gaza as a matter of utmost importance”, and works to facilitate its entry in coordination with the international community.

It has blamed the United Nations for failing to protect aid it says is stolen by Hamas and other militants. The fighters deny stealing it.

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called the situation for the 2.3 million residents of the Palestinian enclave a “horror show”.