Siege, Blockade, Starvation, Famine, Violence, Atrocity, Genocide — A Complete Barbarism Against Humanity
A Starvation Strategy: Civilians Forced to Choose Between Hunger and Gunfire
Gazans are facing a gut-wrenching choice: remain malnourished and risk death by starvation, or venture out unarmed to seek aid—and risk being shot by Israeli forces. These deliberately lethal conditions reflect a calculated tactic, not collateral damage.
Political Calculus Cannot Justify the Blockade of Despair
Israel’s claim that security reasons necessitate the siege falls apart under scrutiny. Political and technical pretexts cannot conceal the fact that civilians are being used as pawns—blocked from even the basics of food, water, and shelter.
Death by Siege: How Gaza Tore Itself Open to Famine
UN and WHO assessments reveal a collapse in daily caloric intake among Gazans, targetted shortages of aid, and mass deaths linked directly to the denial of life-saving supplies.
Evidence of Genocidal Intent: Expert Consensus Grows
Leading genocide scholars—including high-ranking members of the International Association of Genocide Scholars—have concluded that the pattern of starvation, forced displacement, and targeted violence fulfills legal definitions of genocide.
UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese has confirmed “reasonable grounds” that genocidal acts are taking place, citing intent to destroy the Palestinian group in part. South Africa’s suit at the International Court of Justice further asserts this genocide claim under the Genocide Convention.
Netanyahu and the Military’s Role: From Siege to Crimes
Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, and Defense Minister Gallant are directly implicated. The International Criminal Court has issued arrest warrants citing starvation as a method of warfare, murder, persecution, and other war crimes.
Genocide scholars reference incendiary language from top officials and orders involving forced relocations, civilian-killing field operations, and “complete siege” tactics—all hallmarks of intent to destroy a civilian population.
Allies’ Complicity: U.S. and Western Backing Fuels the Atrocity
The enduring military and political backing by the United States, along with lockstep support from Western allies, shields the Israeli government from accountability. Congressional gestures like hosting Netanyahu in addresses to U.S. lawmakers serve to reinforce, rather than challenge, policies contributing to genocide.
Even members of the U.S. Congress have protested verbally and with signs, condemning Netanyahu as a “war criminal” committing genocide.
Global Outcry, But Action Falls Short
Today, 28 nations and EU states demand an end to the bloodshed and starvation—but the U.S. and Germany abstained from even issuing the joint call.
At a Bogotá summit, UN Special Rapporteur Albanese called Israel’s actions genocide and urged sanctions and suspension of diplomatic ties—yet neither these pleas nor growing legal cases have translated into effective change.
Conclusion: A Carnage with Legal and Moral Stakes
This is not war’s chaos—it is calculated starvation and systematic violence designed to cripple a civilian population. With both genocide scholars and international bodies unequivocally recognizing the tactics and intent, and with arrest warrants now issued for Israel’s leaders, it’s undeniable that Gaza is bearing witness to genocide.
The United States and fellow allies must face their role: continued funding and political cover for Israel enables this atrocity. Their failure to act turns complicity into moral failure.
The global community must escalate from words to deeds: implement sanctions, enforce ICC warrants, open Gaza’s crossings, and insist that aid and law trump bloodshed and silence. Anything less is an endorsement of genocide itself.
References
- Top genocide scholars unanimously agree Israel is committing genocide in Gaza, Middle East Eye, July 2024.
https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/top-genocide-scholars-unanimous-israel-committing-genocide-gaza-investigation-finds - UN rapporteur calls for global action to stop ‘genocide’ in Gaza, AP News, July 2025.
https://apnews.com/article/7292dcc347407bbd5ad76f54fab3c619 - ICC issues arrest warrants for Netanyahu and Gallant over Gaza war crimes, Wikipedia summary with links to official ICC documentation.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Criminal_Court_arrest_warrants_for_Israeli_leaders - Gaza famine: Starvation as a method of warfare, Wikipedia overview, includes UN and WHO sources.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_Strip_famine - Netanyahu’s speech to Congress is a desperate ploy to rally support for genocide, Truthout, July 2025.
https://truthout.org/articles/netanyahus-speech-to-congress-is-a-desperate-ploy-to-rally-support-for-genocide - Behind Netanyahu’s Congress speech: Israel and the US more isolated than ever, Stop the War Coalition (UK), July 2025.
https://www.stopwar.org.uk/article/behind-netanyahus-congress-speech-israel-and-the-us-lie-more-isolated-than-ever - US complicity in Gaza genocide: Will it end?, Crescent International, 2025.
https://crescent.icit-digital.org/articles/us-complicity-in-gaza-genocide-will-it-end - Support for Israel’s crimes in Gaza has become an Americanism, Palinfo Opinion, 2025.
https://english.palinfo.com/opinion_articles/support-israels-crimes-in-gaza-has-become-an-americanism - War Criminal – Rashida Tlaib’s Stand Against Netanyahu in US Congress, Palestine Chronicle, July 2025.
https://www.palestinechronicle.com/war-criminal-rashida-tlaibs-stand-against-netanyahu-in-us-congress - 28 Nations Call for End to Gaza War, US and Germany Abstain, AP News, July 2025.
https://apnews.com/article/e4062cffa9585790061105236a93d8e5 - The rest of the world struggles to restrain Israel, Washington Post, July 2025.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/07/18/israel-restrain-countries-pressure-ireland-bogota-summit-gaza - A genocide is happening in Gaza. We should say so., Washington Post – Opinion, May 2025.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/05/22/israel-gaza-ethnic-cleansing-genocide-2 - Gaza genocide legal Q&A, European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights (ECCHR), December 2024.
https://www.ecchr.eu/fileadmin/Q_As/ECCHR_Q_A__Gaza_and_Genocide_20241210.pdf
