Declared Famine: A Zionist Crime Devouring Gaza and Killing Its Children Amid Global Silence
In a tragic and unprecedented development in the Middle East, the United Nations has officially declared the outbreak of famine in the Gaza Strip, confirming that hundreds of thousands of civilians are enduring the fifth and most severe phase of food insecurity: extreme hunger and imminent death. This announcement is no longer a humanitarian warning but an explicit acknowledgment that the Zionist occupation is weaponizing starvation as a tool of war and genocide against more than two million Palestinians besieged for nearly two years—amid U.S. and Western complicity and international silence that amounts to full partnership in the crime.
United Nations: Gaza at the Heart of Famine
The international food security classification—issued with the participation of UN agencies—confirmed that more than half a million Palestinians face catastrophic conditions, while another one million suffer acute food insecurity.
For the first time in history, the UN has formally declared famine in a Middle Eastern territory, warning that the catastrophe could spread to Deir al-Balah and Khan Younis by the end of September.
The World Health Organization, UNICEF, and the World Food Programme stated in a joint communiqué that Gaza faces the worst-case scenario of famine, with more than 20,000 children hospitalized for malnutrition, including 3,000 in critical condition.
Guterres: A Man-Made Catastrophe
UN Secretary-General António Guterres described the situation as the “deliberate destruction of the systems necessary for human survival,” stressing that the famine in Gaza is not a mystery but a man-made crime and a failure of humanity as a whole.
Guterres held the Zionist occupation legally accountable: “As an occupying power, it has an obligation to ensure access to food and medicine.” He concluded: “Children are dying of hunger. There is no time for further excuses—we need an immediate ceasefire.”
International Voices: Starving Gaza is a War Crime
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk affirmed that the famine is a direct result of the restrictions imposed by the occupation on humanitarian aid entry, stressing that the use of starvation as a weapon of war amounts to genocide.
UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini warned that “the hungriest children are doomed to die” unless aid reaches them immediately.
UN humanitarian coordinator Ramiz Alakbarov described the famine declaration as a “resounding alarm bell” proving that the catastrophe is man-made, urging that it must be stopped “at any cost.”
Victims: From “Bread of Life” to Death’s Grip
The Gaza Ministry of Health announced that famine-related deaths have risen to 273 martyrs, including 112 children—among them a five-month-old infant who died today from acute malnutrition.
Meanwhile, the number of “bread of life” martyrs—those killed while waiting for aid or targeted near distribution centers—has reached 2,060 martyrs and more than 15,197 wounded.
This is a systematic war that not only denies Palestinians food but also hunts them down even at the doors of humanitarian aid.
Palestinian Position: A Stain of Shame and Irrefutable Indictment
Hamas described the UN famine declaration as a stain of shame on the occupation and its backers, calling it irrefutable proof that the policy of blockade and starvation is a fully fledged crime of genocide.
The movement urged the international community to act immediately to halt the war, open border crossings without restrictions, and hold the occupation accountable for using starvation as a weapon of war.
The Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor also stressed the need for the UN General Assembly to invoke the “Uniting for Peace” resolution to establish an international force that would stop the crime and guarantee the flow of food and medicine.
Faint International Reactions
Even Germany’s Foreign Ministry—long a political shield for Zionist aggression—could not deny the magnitude of the catastrophe, warning of worsening famine and calling for a halt to the assault and the opening of aid corridors.
Yet such warnings remain pale against the Zionist killing machine, backed by the U.S. and Europe, which to date has claimed more than 62,000 lives and 157,000 wounded, the vast majority women and children.
Gaza Starving to Death: The Crime of the Century
The famine declared by the world today is not a natural disaster—it is a premeditated crime carried out by the Zionist enemy against a defenseless people.
Children dying of hunger in their mothers’ arms, women collapsing in aid lines, martyrs falling in search of bread and water—all form a permanent file of indictment against the occupation and its supporters.
This is genocide by starvation—a stain of shame on the conscience of silent humanity, unless the world acts now—not tomorrow—to stop it.