$25 Butter and $40 Eggs: The Search for Food in Gaza
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UN: Gaza Is The 'Hungriest Place on Earth'
Above: People carry boxes of relief supplies from the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation in the central Gaza Strip on May 29, 2025. Image copyright: Eyad Baba/Contributor/AFP via Getty Images
The Spin
Pro-Palestine narrative
This systematic campaign of starvation against civilians in Gaza stems directly from Israel's restrictive policies and deliberate obstruction of aid delivery. The current system of controlled access points and limited distribution creates an artificial bottleneck that prevents essential supplies from reaching desperate civilians, effectively using hunger as a weapon against the population.
Pro-Israel narrative
The aid restrictions at border crossings are necessary security measures to prevent humanitarian supplies from being diverted to Hamas for military purposes. U.N. agencies cherry-pick facts to paint an alternative version of reality and demonize Israel. Israel has made significant efforts to facilitate aid delivery through approved channels while ensuring proper oversight.