The Starvation led war

An image by BBC News illsutrating the tens of thousands if Palestinians who are queuing up to receive Humanitarian aid.

A new organisation called the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) has been established backed by the US and Israel to distribute vital humanitarian needs to the innocent people of Gaza. The establishment of the GHF represents a deeply troubling development in the politics of aid, one that many critics have rightfully identified as a weaponisation of humanitarian relief. By centralising control over food distribution and conditioning access to aid on compliance with political and military objectives, the GHF reflects a malicious tactic of coercion—a strategy that leverages basic human needs, such as food, water, and safety, as tools of domination.

This is not merely an administrative or logistical shift in humanitarian delivery; it is an assault on the very principles of human rights and international law. Starvation, under this framework, becomes a deliberate mechanism of control rather than an unfortunate consequence of war. The use of private contractors and coordination with occupying military forces further strips the aid process of neutrality and reinforces power asymmetries, effectively punishing an already besieged civilian population. In this context, aid is no longer a matter of relief—it becomes an instrument of warfare, manipulating the fundamental vulnerabilities of a population to enforce submission. Such an approach starkly violates the humanitarian principles of impartiality, independence, and universality, and ought to be recognised not as benevolence, but as a calculated extension of siege warfare cloaked in the language of humanitarianism.

For more information, refer to this article by Al-Jazeera:

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/5/20/what-is-the-gaza-humanitarian-foundation-and-why-has-it-been-criticised