#GazaIsStarving trends on social media as Israel kills hungry Palestinians

The hashtag gains planetary popularity arsenic Israel continues to termination Palestinians seeking nutrient and children dice of malnutrition.

Hashtag #GazaIsStarving is trending crossed societal media arsenic Palestinians look a worsening hunger situation caused by Israel’s relentless bombardment of the enclave and allowing constricted aid.

On Sunday, the Arabic mentation of the hashtag had appeared successful much than 227,000 posts connected X, wherever it precocious topped the platform’s trending list. On Instagram, the hashtag has been utilized successful much than 5,000 posts.

Most posts are attributing to a station from October 31, 2023, quoting Palestinian surgeon Ghassan Abu Sittah’s warning: “People person started going hungry.”

Nearly 2 years later, the operation has go a planetary rallying outcry arsenic Israeli forces termination dozens of starving Palestinians each day.

The societal media inclination besides came amid warnings from the United Nations and different assistance agencies that Israel is starving Palestinian civilians, including much than a cardinal children, by blocking nutrient and medicines from entering the enclave.

Since May, astir 900 Palestinians have been killed adjacent assistance sites tally by GHF, a notorious assistance bureau backed by Israel and the United States.

Under the hashtag #GazaIsStarving, societal media platforms person been flooded with images and videos showing the grade of the humanitarian crisis, which galore countries and rights groups person called a genocide.

The pursuing X station shows Palestinian children visibly suffering from malnutrition during aesculapian examinations astatine a UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) session successful Gaza City. Israel has banned UNRWA from distributing assistance successful Gaza.

#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

— حسين الفضلي (@Huseinalfdl) July 19, 2025

The pursuing July 10, 2025 video, released connected Saturday and verified by Al Jazeera, shows Israeli information forces utilizing capsicum spray connected Palestinians seeking nutrient astatine a GHF assistance organisation hub successful Shakoush country of confederate Rafah.

The country beneath illustrates the severity of Gaza’s nutrient situation and the level of desperation for aid, with children clashing implicit rations and scraping the bottoms of pots for nutrient successful the northbound of Gaza.

The pursuing video, filmed connected July 19 adjacent a GHF organisation tract successful Rafah, captures civilians fleeing the country arsenic Israeli tanks and bulldozers are seen moving done the area.

The pursuing verified photos taken connected July 19 amusement Yazan Abu Foul, a two-year-old kid suffering from terrible malnutrition, amid restrictions connected the introduction of humanitarian assistance and indispensable supplies successful Shati exile campy to the westbound of Gaza City.