In recent days, Israeli citizens have begun to mobilize in opposition to the humanitarian crisis and mass suffering inflicted upon Gaza. Following over a year of unrelenting siege, coupled with systematic acts of violence against civilians, Israelis are rallying to demand an end to the starvation and devastation experienced by the people of Gaza. Despite substantial donations of food and essentials from Palestinian Arab citizens nearly two months ago, these supplies remain in storage, obstructed by the Israeli military’s refusal to permit their transport into Gaza. Furthermore, international organizations have reported ongoing restrictions on the entry of food to both the northern and southern areas of the Gaza Strip, while recent evacuations and forced displacement of Gazan residents continue to exacerbate the crisis.
A circulating petition has garnered considerable support, explicitly calling for an immediate cessation of the deliberate starvation and destruction in Gaza. Accompanied by images of devastated communities, malnourished civilians, and reports of over a million affected residents, the petition resonates with the call: “No to starvation, no to extermination—Yes to a political solution.”
Since October 2023, over 40,000 Gazan residents have been killed, the majority of whom are women and children. Injuries are estimated at 100,000, and nearly all public and residential infrastructure in Gaza has been decimated. This devastation follows Israel’s unprecedented escalation of force in response to the Hamas attack on October 7, 2023, in southern Israel. The mounting humanitarian disaster, seldom covered by mainstream Israeli media, reveals the dire consequences of the government’s stated objectives, which, under the guise of dismantling Hamas and freeing hostages, appear to further a broader objective of displacing Palestinian communities across Gaza. The lives of abducted civilians and soldiers alike are being risked in favor of avoiding a political solution and advancing aims of annexation and settlement expansion in Gaza.
For over a year, concerned citizens, have expressed outrage over the war crimes committed in Gaza and the devastating long-term impacts on both Palestinians and Israelis. Now, this crisis has escalated to include deliberate starvation, forced displacement, indiscriminate killings, and assaults on healthcare facilities—an assault that has intensified since October 5, 2024, in northern Gaza, with effects reaching across the entire Strip
