Instead, many—including major Western media outlets—repeat Hamas’ narrative: that Israel is responsible for the killing (while Hamas has been accused of using human shields [0]) and that Israel prevents the UN from distributing aid (even though the UN is said to be heavily infiltrated by Hamas [1], and the GHF was established to restrict Hamas’ access to food supplies and prevent profiteering through resale [2]).
Furthermore, if starvation in Gaza is a pressing reality, why does the UN refuse to distribute food directly [4]? In fact, the claim that there is a famine going on just doesn't match the numbers [5], and UN-linked IPC finds no mortality data to prove famine is present, despite their very intention of proving so [6], and media was found to misrepresent the situation on the ground [7]
Finally, little attention is given to Egypt’s role in maintaining the blockade of Gaza, which also contributes to "famine". Egypt does not allow Gazans—who are described by some as facing genocide—to cross its border to escape [3]. It often seems as though those who argue that starvation is being deliberately inflicted prefer to keep the situation unchanged, only to place the blame on Israel.
0: https://www.fdd.org/analysis/2023/11/01/hamas-officials-admi...
1: https://govextra.gov.il/unrwa/unrwa/
2: https://www.aipac.org/resources/gaza-aid
3: https://theconversation.com/why-egypt-refuses-to-open-its-bo...
4: https://www.fdd.org/analysis/2025/07/24/un-refuses-to-cooper...
5: https://x.com/Aizenberg55/status/1966495888051761582
6: https://www.timesofisrael.com/key-food-security-org-finds-no...
7: https://honestreporting.com/famine-standard-was-lowered-for-...