Palestinians are now in the grip of a worsening hunger crisis as a result of Israel’s repeated bombardment of the enclave and limited aid.
The hashtag’s Arabic translation, which was recently at the top of the platform’s trending list, was published in more than 227, 000 posts on X on Sunday. The hashtag has been used in more than 5, 000 Instagram posts.
The majority of posts quote a post from October 31, 2023, which warns against “people starting to go hungry” (President Ghassan Abu Sittah).
As dozens of starving Palestinians are killed daily by Israeli forces, the phrase has since grown to become a global rallying cry almost two years later.
The United Nations and other aid organizations have also issued warnings that Israel is starving Palestinian civilians, including more than a million children, by preventing food and medicine from entering the region.
Nearly 900 Palestinians have been killed since May near GHF, a renowned aid organization supported by Israel and the United States.
Social media platforms have been flooded with images and videos demonstrating the scope of the humanitarian crisis, which many nations and human rights organizations have referred to as a genocide, using the hashtag #GazaIsStarving.
At a UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) clinic in Gaza City, Palestinian children are shown to be clearly malnourished during medical examinations. UNRWA’s aid distribution in Gaza has been prohibited by Israel.
#صور | أطفال يعانون من سوء التغذية خلال فحصهم في أحد النقاط الطبية التابعة للأونروا بمدينة غزة#غزه_تموت_جوعاً#GazaIsStarving#FamineInGaza#غزة_تقتل_جوعاً#StarvingGaza#FreePalestine#OpenRafahNow#GazaStarvingToDeath pic. twitter.com/VN4GitxrH2
The following video from July 10, 2025, which was made available on Saturday and verified by Al Jazeera, depicts Israeli security forces pepper spraying Palestinians seeking food at a GHF aid distribution hub in Shakoush, southern Rafah.
The conflict between children fighting over rations and scraping the bottoms of pots for food in the north of Gaza is illustrated by the severity of the food crisis in Gaza and the level of desperate need for aid.
The following video shows civilians fleeing the area as Israeli tanks and bulldozers move through the area, which was captured on July 19 near a GHF distribution site in Rafah.
Yazan Abu Foul, a two-year-old child suffering from severe malnutrition, is depicted in the verified photos taken on July 19 amid restrictions preventing access to essential supplies and humanitarian aid in the Shati refugee camp west of Gaza City.
Source: Aljazeera
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