Israel’s empty promises: No aid reaches starving Gazans despite claims of deliveries

• Despite Israeli claims of allowing aid, no food or medicine has reached Gaza, leaving civilians starving under a brutal blockade.
• Israel’s siege has caused at least 58 starvation deaths, with hundreds more at risk, while aid remains blocked by deliberate delays.
• UN officials confirm Israel’s obstructive logistics have prevented meaningful aid delivery, calling current supplies a “drop in the ocean.”
• Gaza residents report no aid has arrived, dismissing Israeli propaganda as bakeries and hospitals remain empty.
• Global backlash intensifies as the UK, EU, and even the U.S. condemn Israel’s actions, with warnings of becoming a “pariah state.”

Despite Israeli claims that over 90 aid trucks have entered Gaza this week, Palestinian sources and humanitarian organizations confirm that no food, medicine, or supplies have reached desperate civilians. The Israeli government, facing mounting international pressure, continues to enforce a brutal blockade that has pushed Gaza to the brink of famine, with at least 58 Palestinians already dead from malnutrition and hundreds more at risk.

Since March 2, Israel has imposed a total siege on Gaza, cutting off all humanitarian aid under the false pretense of security concerns. On Sunday, Israel announced it would allow a “basic amount of food” into the strip, but UN officials and Gaza residents report that not a single truck has delivered aid to those in need. Instead, supplies remain stranded at the Karem Abu Salem crossing, held up by Israel’s deliberately obstructive logistics.

A manufactured humanitarian catastrophe

UN spokesperson Stephane Dujarric confirmed that Israel’s requirements forcing aid to be offloaded and reloaded under military supervision have created unnecessary delays, adding that the arrival of supplies is just “a drop in the ocean of what’s needed.” At least 600 trucks per day are required to address Gaza’s crisis, experts say.

Gaza’s residents, already enduring months of relentless bombardment, are now facing starvation. “For more than two months now, we’ve had no food, no meat, no milk,” said Hajj Ahmad, a Gaza resident. “When they said aid trucks would enter, we were thrilled. But it was all for nothing.”

Barham Zarroub, another resident, dismissed Israeli claims as propaganda: “They said trucks would enter, supposedly bringing aid into the Gaza Strip. But not a single truck made it into Gaza. We didn’t see anything in the institutions, or even inside Gaza itself, that indicated any deliveries.”

Global backlash grows

While Israel boasts of allowing aid, its actions reveal a calculated strategy of starvation. The World Food Programme’s Antoine Renard stated plainly: “None of this aid — that is a very limited number of trucks — has reached the Gaza population.” Meanwhile, bakeries that were promised flour remain empty, and hospitals lack even basic medical supplies.

The international community is finally waking up to Israel’s crimes. The UK has suspended trade talks, calling Israel’s actions “morally unjustifiable.” The EU is reviewing its economic ties, and even the U.S., which has long Israel’s staunchest ally, has grown increasingly critical. Opposition leader Yair Golan warned that Israel risks becoming a “pariah state,” while former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert condemned the government’s brutality.

A genocide in plain sight

The numbers speak for themselves: over 53,600 Palestinians killed, including 15,000 children, and now dozens dead from starvation. This is not war; it is systematic extermination. Israel’s blockade, its destruction of infrastructure, and its deliberate obstruction of aid constitute a clear violation of international law.

The world can no longer look away. Every day this blockade continues, more children will die. Israel’s lies are unraveling. The starvation of Gaza is not an accident; it is policy. And as global outrage grows, the mask of democracy has slipped, revealing a regime built on ethnic cleansing.

Sources for this article include:

MiddleEastEye.net

Reuters.com

BBC.com