Famine confirmed for first time in Gaza

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1. Never thought I’d see a man-made famine being livestreamed. What a harrowing world we live in.

2. Wouldn’t that make keeping the food supplies out a warcrime?

3. Really sad, hamas should release hostages and surrender.

4. Very convenient time to announce it just as Israel was about to start a new operation in Gaza city, looks like it’s a way for the UN organizations to try to pressure Israel to unilaterally stop the fighting and drop the plans for the new operation, or let other UN members do it for them with this announcement being the justification.

   It also seems the official IPC criteria for famine have been altered specifically for this conflict so they could be met, according to some sources.

   In the last month, after the successfuly orchastrated “starvation” media campaign (that involved a lot of photos of people with health conditions not even related to famine), Israel was successfuly pressured to increase the aid entering quite significantly, allowing much more trucks to enter even allowing airdrops from foreign countries.

   A lot of videos from Gazan social media accounts lately make the impression that the situation is actually improving, a lot of videos showing full shelves in the stores, restaurants reopening, and prices of products falling fast.

   The latest decleration by the UN seems very questionable, with this timing, IMO.

   Edit: added more context and cleared some misunderstandings

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6. This comes after immense pressure on Israel to change its policy towards Gaza failed.

   The only way to increase the pressure is to declare famine by [creating a new more lenient methodology only for gaza](https://freebeacon.com/israel/un-backed-famine-watchdog-quietly-changed-standards-easing-way-to-declare-famine-in-gaza/)

7. Water is wet too, right?

8. Is it true that Israel has infected the water – can anyone confirm this?

9. Full IPC report here
   https://www.ipcinfo.org/fileadmin/user_upload/ipcinfo/docs/IPC_Famine_Review_Committee_Report_Gaza_Aug2025.pdf

10. Famine or not these ppl are suffering and it needs a solution, Izrael is overdoing this shit.

11. How much responsibility falls on Egypt?

12. Just in time for Israel’s big Gaza offensive, how convenient.

    The city who cried famine.

13. The proceeding of conquest into gaza city, can actually aliviate some of the aid distribution concerns Israel had.

    Which is Ironic to the western sensebilites.

    But they said Rafah was the main strongold before.

    Anyone got an estimate of when this could actually be over by netanyahu high standard of “no hamas”.

    (Yes, I know many believe its not realistic, but I want a devil advocate)

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