‘They miscalculated’: Gaza’s floating aid pier failing to deliver in rough seas
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UN: 96% of Gaza Facing Acute Food Insecurity, Notes 'Slight Improvement'
Above: UK forces airdrop food aid to civilians in Gaza on March 25, 2024. Image copyright: Handout/Handout/Getty Images News via Getty Images
The Spin
Pro-Israel narrative
The UN and other Hamas enablers claim that Israel was purposefully causing a famine in Gaza, but it's clear that no such famine ever happened. Recent studies have found that there is more than enough food entering Gaza, yet international organizations ignore this to perpetuate false narratives. Of course, distribution is a problem, but that is because Hamas keeps attacking aid convoys to steal food for itself. Indeed, the problem, like it has been since day one, is Hamas and its enablers.
Pro-Palestine narrative
The hunger crisis in Gaza peaked in March, which is why international organizations said that famine was imminent. Under mounting international pressure and criticism for the siege it imposed on Gaza, Israel “slightly” improved food access, decreasing the risk of a full-on famine. However, starvation is still widespread, and the risk of famine hasn't subsided. Though food is entering the strip, it is nearly impossible to distribute because Israel has systematically targeted aid workers and created a state of utter insecurity.