World Politics

Hamas and the UN Create Famine in Gaza

The situation on the ground is bad for Israel and great for Hamas.

Aug 5, 2025

_WHAT’S HAPPENING_

As the war in Gaza rages on, much of the population in the Strip is facing a deepening hunger crisis, with international aid agencies warning of widespread starvation.

The core dispute centers on who is responsible for the breakdown in food distribution. The United Nations and other groups accuse Israel of restricting food access, while Israeli and US officials point to Hamas’ continued looting of critical supplies.

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Charles Williams1 year ago

Hamas must be eradicated like the vermin they are. The rest of the world be damned if they oppose any plans to remove them from the face of the earth. It is war and collateral damage is to be expected but, Israel needs to be unfettered to do anything necessary. For every hostage that dies 1000 Hamas terrorists should die.

Chris Campbell1 year ago

Hamas is entirely responsible for all of the suffering in Gaza. They have stolen the food their country needs, they have raped and killed the Israelis at every turn. The people of Gaza have repeatedly approved of these actions and so deserve what they are getting. Sympathy for them is entirely misplaced.

Earl Young1 year ago

The lying and cowardice go back to our Navy’s first ever encounter with the Pirates on the Barbary Coast - (Yemen) They have consistently and purposely “misrepresented” their real intent using the fake truce and their own peoples agony to try to spread their lies of “Innocence” . Many of the media have embraced the lies. For what purpose? The US should support a cease fire in place called by Israel and help Israel to deliver the aid with our Air Power. Israel should only return fire when fired upon. The real hard part is to find neutral observers who will report the truth.

SGT USMC1 year ago

That’s why the Middle East has never given them a home of their own. They use them as a tool to garner sympathy and then strike. Every country in the Middle East has kicked them out since the 1960’s. Israel the only country nice enough to take them in a now being held hostage. Let these other middle eastern countries take them in now. I think it’s Israel’s right as a sovereign nation to decide for themselves. Believe it or not, Rome named the region Syria Palestina after they changed from Judea. • “Palaestina” (Palestine) was a deliberate insult meant to erase Jewish identity from the land. • The name was borrowed from the Philistines, a long-extinct enemy of Israel. • Rome wanted to sever any Jewish claim or historical tie to the land and suppress future rebellion.

SGT USMC1 year ago

Now you’ve got people claiming the title as if it’s ancient birthright—when in reality, even Gaddafi jumped on the bandwagon and called himself a ‘Palestinian’ for political theater. Let’s get real. The name was a Roman insult, and now it’s become a propaganda tool. You can’t rewrite history just because it’s convenient. The claim is manufactured—built on revisionism, not heritage.

Stephen Watson1 year ago

SGT USMC, your comments were excellent. In addition, it is important to remember that the Israelites were brought out of Egypt by God under the leadership of Moses and wandered in the desert for 40 years. Somewhere between 1500 BC and 1400 BC they crossed the Jordan river from the east side to the west side into the land promised to them by God. That land basically had an eastern border of the Jordan river and the western border was the Mediterranean sea. That clearly encompassed the entire area of land west of the river including the region called Gaza today. A significant proportion of the people now living in the Gaza region are descended from 5 tribal groups who orginated in the Anatolia region (southern part) of Turkey. Those tribes migrated to Israel starting about 1200 BC and settled in 5 locations along the southern coastal portion of Israel. The cities they developed were called Gaza, Ashkelon, Ashdod, Ekron and Gath. The people groups were called Philistia,

Bob Hrebec1 year ago

Hamas probably is subverting aid getting to people. They've done that all along. None the less, Palestine and every Palestinian must be eliminated...... eradicated from the face of the earth.....in order for there to be peace in the Middle East. They have been trouble makers for 2000 years. No one wants them and for very good reason. They are the cockroaches of humanity.

Laney B1 year ago

Pretty much all the "starving children" pictures posted by leftist media and the evil UN have been debunked by reliable sources. The children depicted suffer from debilitating diseases and the parents holding them are Not Skinny.

Judah Metzger1 year ago

America wants to help, always has, but we have to be very careful. We can’t let our aid fall into the hands of terrorists—Hamas is very bad, very dangerous. If we’re going to send food or supplies, it has to go directly to the innocent people, not to the ones launching rockets. We need strong vetting, tough oversight, and we should only act if it’s in America’s best interest. Charity is good, but America First, always.

SGT USMC1 year ago

America doesn’t need more “oversight” in war zones—we need operational control. Aid without control is fuel for terror. Every truck, every pallet, every dollar that’s not physically guarded and tracked ends up feeding the enemy. We’ve seen it time and time again. Hamas doesn’t need handouts. It needs to be erased. We can handle the humanitarian part—but only on one condition: while we feed the innocent, Israel wipes out the enemy. Not a delay. Not a debate. A full sweep, executed under our control, with no room for half-measures or ceasefire politics. Hamas and Hezbollah must be eradicated. Root and stem.

SGT USMC1 year ago

Then, and only then, we rebuild—with American discipline. We show the people what real prosperity looks like. What clean water, real jobs, working power grids, and functioning civil society actually are. We show them what friendship looks like. Not through empty words, but through results. Through strength. Through peace enforced by victory. And enough with the two-state lie. That’s not a solution—it’s a staging ground for the next war. It always has been. The only true path to peace in that region is total removal of terror networks and the enforcement of order. No more subsidizing chaos. No more funding enemies. The era of negotiating with murderers needs to end. Now.

SGT USMC1 year ago

America first, always…

Steve S1 year ago

IIRC we tried under Biden and they shot at us? The artificial dock was destroyed as well. Would be the same even if they promised they would not. Lying is part of their normal operations. Others have already stated much more!

Jim Ahern1 year ago

Why were we ever trying to broker a peace deal with terroristic scum like Hamas is the real question?? This should have been a shock and awe mission lead by Israel backed up by the U.S. and accompanying allied forces. I understand that no one wants to see even a single hostage perish in this assault on humanity but the fact is, more suffering and death has occurred as a result of attempting to compromise and reason with these parasites. They never had any intention of honoring a peace treaty which should have been obvious to the powers that be from the get go. Any nation (looking at you France, UK, Ireland, Spain, etc.) supporting Hamas by way of acknowledging Palestine (aka - Hamas Central) needs to sanctioned up the wazoo. We then need to return to Iran (aka - terrorist funding central) and decimate their regime and infrastructure which would bring down the whole terrorist web in the Middle East. This is a moment in time when resolute action truly is "for the greater good"..

Selene Kitchens1 year ago

Hamas steals the aid. It’s not anyone’s fault but theirs. USA stay out of it. Hamas should be taken out. They’re killing hostages now so take them out so they can’t kidnap more.

Chris Carbott1 year ago

Since the UN is failing so miserably, in some cases even abetting Hamas in their black market scheme to steal and resell UN food donations, the US should step in and highlight their fraud. Take the money that would otherwise go to the UN and fund a US backed humanitarian mission. Let Israel focus on eradicating Hamas, which MUST happen if there is to be a peaceful settlement of the war, two-States or not. Hamas must be GONE! Hell, Biden built a stupid pier and got nowhere. A Pentagon operation run by intelligent people could do wonders.

SGT USMC1 year ago

Why is peace always impossible until the enemy is turned to ash? Once Hamas and Hezbollah are eradicated—root and stem—there’s no reason peace can’t take hold. Then Israel can go back to being what it was meant to be: a beacon of strength and freedom in a hostile region, just like the old United States—unapologetic, unshakable, and free.

A land where all people—Jews, Christians, Druze, Arabs, Bedouins, Circassians, Samaritans, Armenians, and others—can live in peace, raise their families, and have a voice. But that vision only becomes reality when the cancer is cut out. Until then, we’re just arming the chaos. Enough. Take the gloves off.

James G.1 year ago

After, literally, THOUSANDS of years of conflict in the Middle East; my answer has been the same all my life: 'Who the f'k knows?!?!?!' The Middle East is a mess, has always been a mess. It doesn't seem to matter how much I/we/they pray for those people...they're Always at war. The sceptic (weak) in me thinks we/the world, should just leave them alone and let them destroy themselves. The Middle East continues to be a cesspool...let it rot........(Forgive me God/people; but, I'm sick and tired of this subject. None of them have PROVEN to be good for the advancement of humanity. Period)

Laney B1 year ago

Perhaps you might google "Inventions, medical discoveries and advancements in technology from Israel".

Greg Bennett1 year ago

US should use the military to setup mobile kitchens and feed the families. No a-hole Hamas stealing and reselling the aid.

Paul Veen1 year ago

No, the U.S. should not get more involved. This issue has been contrived through the media for political purposes.

SGT USMC1 year ago

If we’re going to keep tendering aid into that theater, then we’d be better off seizing full control of the battlespace. Right now, we’re not assisting—we’re underwriting chaos. Let Hamas or Hezbollah be foolish enough to target Americans. The response will be swift, surgical, and absolute. We don’t negotiate with insurgents. We neutralize them.

Then President Trump can reclaim the region under American strategic stewardship, transforming it into the Riviera of Israel—a stable, secure, and thriving economic zone like the Middle East has never seen before. That kind of prosperity can’t be achieved through blind aid. It requires control, oversight, and mission discipline. So instead of watching corrupt actors squander supplies, misallocate resources, and bleed us dry, we take over the entire operation and ensure every asset serves its intended purpose. Stability through superiority. Peace through dominance

P Scott1 year ago

Isreal needs to adopt Gaza as a state within the country of Isreal.

Dee Richards1 year ago

The USA should distribute the food. Why? Because in the past, most of the places asked got rich off of selling portions of the aid or taking a monitary cut (think Africa). This way, there is no middleman (Im old and middleperson seems a bit catering to the whims of the woke), there is food and other aid shipped, routed off ships, and directly taken to those in Gaza (given to citizens IN TRUE NEED). Its not given to everyone else and oh, here, your 1 bag or 2 has arrived. I get that these 2 have been fighting one another since Jacob & Esau, its time to heal and realize it was long ago. Also, incase no one has noticed, Israel has expanded since the 1947 (I believe that is when it was) established country. Maybe they should also stop trying to take over more with force. And yes, I will say it....sometimes governments create an enemy (USA, think ISIS) so they can steal money and land with destruction and more via rebuild. (Think USA since 1919.) The rich get richer and the poor suffer.

Dee Richards1 year ago

You wanna take over, create an enemy, fuel the anger of those wrought, give them leaders to follow to spark it, give them training and old equipment (old guns), give them a plan, and release them. This is how the rich think, they dont get soiled, they just play "the useless eaters" and let it all happen while they get more money and you and your family & friends suffer and get poorer. War, rebuilding, aid, where does it come from? Taxes. Governments collect and spend it, and YOU WILLFULLY PAY IT. Stop this blinker mindset! Step back and look at the 10K foot picture.

Amanda Damian1 year ago

Yes

Steve Williams1 year ago