The story of Gaza’s hunger did not begin in 2023. For nearly two decades, the Strip has lived under a blockade that has suffocated its economy and restricted basic necessities. Since 2007, Israel has tightly controlled the entry of food, fuel and medicine. In 2012, official documents revealed that Israeli authorities calculated the minimum calories needed to keep Gaza’s population alive—not enough to live with dignity but just enough to prevent mass famine.
Then came the war.
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