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Former hostage Maxim Harkin: 'We starved, I lost 40 kilos, I don’t know how we survived'

At military medicine conference, Harkin described starvation and torture in Gaza: 'We should’ve left on stretchers, but we walked out'; Shlomi Ziv, freed in Operation Arnon after 246 days, recalled '15 minutes of fear, chaos and hell'

Or Hadar | 11.12.25

Coffee from chickpeas: Jordanian chef teaches Gazans to make alternative food and hate Israel

Yasmin Nasir leverages her massive social media reach to push a virulent anti-Israel narrative—using symbolic recipes to fuel Gaza starvation claims

Lior Ben Ari | 09.16.25

‘Distortion of reality': IDF disputes IPC report on Gaza 'famine'

Military pushes back against a UN-backed report warning of famine in Gaza, dismissing its findings as depending on Hamas reports and biases while presenting data on Israel's extensive humanitarian aid efforts

Itamar Eichner, Yoav Zitun | 08.22.25

‘Humanitarian catastrophe’: Behind the UN report set to accuse Israel of Gaza starvation

IPC report set to be filed Friday leans on international bodies' report of malnutrition and lack of supplies despite constant flow of aid from Israel

Reuters | 08.22.25

רקע רפואי של עבדאללה האני מחמד אבו זרקה לפני המלחמה

Israel says has proof refuting Hamas claims of starvation in Gaza

Report published by COGAT reveals that claimed victims of hunger died of pre-existing conditions; probe alleged Hamas falsifying figures in campaign to disparage Israel in the eyes of the world

Elisha Ben Kimon | 08.12.25

Madonna calls on pope to visit Gaza: 'As a mother, I cannot bear to watch the suffering'

Singer urges Pope Leo to act for children’s sake 'before it's too late'; 'I am not pointing fingers, placing blame or taking sides. Everyone is suffering,' she writes to 2.8 million followers on X

Ynet | 08.11.25

Amid Gaza starvation claims, reluctant Germany starts to curb support for Israel

Analysis: Germany suspends arms exports to Israel over its Gaza offensive, marking a significant shift as Chancellor Friedrich Merz breaks from staunch pro-Israel policy amid growing public pressure and moral scrutiny

Reuters | 08.09.25

מתוך עיתון "בילד": ניסיונות התעמולה של חמאס להציג בתמונות לעולם הרעבה ברצועה

Photos of hunger and despair from Gaza were staged in collaboration with Hamas, German newspaper reveals

Süddeutsche Zeitung revealed photos of Gazans holding empty pots posing in front of photographers, and not in line for food aid; Bild noted that one of the photographers was employed by a Turkish news agency, and posts anti-Israel content on social media; While the paper acknowledges that hunger exists in Gaza, expert warns of photo manipulations: 'They are intended to replace the cruel photos from Oct. 7'

Ron Crissy | 08.06.25

The lives of hostages Evyatar David and Rom Braslavski are in danger, a report says

Reminiscent of starvation during the Holocaust: chilling report says hostages on verge of death

Medical report from Hostages and Missing Families Forum states: The Gaza hostages are on the verge of death from deliberate starvation by Hamas; Rom and Eviatar have lost about half of their body weight, their fat percentages have collapsed below 5%: they are 'living skeletons'; Report describes how they survive days without food, suffer from diseases and infections, and are in danger of physical and mental collapse in the face of captors who deliberately eat in front of them

Lihi Gordon | 08.04.25

'I know the hunger': Holocaust survivors say hostage videos trigger memories of Nazi brutality

'Bread and thin soup—we ate grass out of hunger,' recalls Auschwitz survivor Naftali Fürst, saying footage of Evyatar David and Rom Braslavski took him back in time; 'When I saw Evyatar’s image, I could hardly breathe,' says survivor Devorah Weinstein

Iris Lifshitz-Klieger | 08.02.25

Israel's government knew hunger was coming to Gaza; in its policies, it handed Hamas the advantage

Opinion: Israel sleepwalked into both the October 7 disaster and the resulting humanitarian crisis in Gaza, ignoring repeated warnings from the Biden and Trump administrations

Nadav Eyal | 08.01.25

New York Times clarifies misleading image of Gaza child claimed to be starving

Outlet issues a clarification after its widely shared photo of a malnourished Gaza infant was used to depict starvation, when the child actually suffers from rare genetic disorders; Bennett condemns irresponsible journalism

Ynet | 07.30.25

ראש הממשלה נתניהו לאחר ביקורו בבסיס חיל האוויר רמון

Netanyahu in English: 'situation in Gaza difficult' amid reports of hunger deaths

Prime minister pledges increased humanitarian aid to Gaza, including daily operational pauses and safe routes for convoys, while stressing Hamas continues to loot food and medicine

Itamar Eichner, Associated Press | 07.29.25

ראש הממשלה בנימין נתניהו ונשיא ארה"ב דונלד טראמפ במסיבת העיתונאים בבית הלבן

Trump: Gaza hostage deaths not a price US or Israel willing to accept

As hostage talks stall, Trump warns military action in Gaza risks killing captives, highlights US aid efforts as part of humanitarian push; 'We gave $60 million, nobody said even thank you. other nations are going to have to step up'

Lior Ben Ari | 07.28.25

The photo of the toddler who became a symbol of hunger in Gaza: Investigation shows he suffers from genetic disease

Photos of Muhammad al-Matouq, the emaciated Gazan toddler photographed wearing a diaper made from a garbage bag, were published in nearly every media outlet covering the crisis in the Strip; But an independent journalist finds that he suffers from a background of genetic diseases, including cerebral palsy and a lack of oxygen in the blood; which contribute to his appearance; His diseases were omitted from report, and the narrative of starvation in Gaza intensified

Itamar Eichner | 07.28.25

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