Prior to breaking the ceasefire in late March, Israel enacted a complete blockade on all humanitarian aid, including food, water, medicine, and fuel.¹

Now, after more than two months of the current blockade, 70,000 children are being hospitalized due to severe malnutrition, and 3,500 children under five face imminent death.²

We are witnessing the intentional mass starvation of over 2 million men, women, and children by Israel. As Israel’s strongest ally, the U.S. is complicit in this horrific war crime that the U.S. ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee, publicly supports.³

Starving a population by blocking humanitarian aid is a war crime.

The urgency for food, water, and medical supplies cannot be overstated.

The actions we take in the next week, as Israel announces a new ground invasion into Gaza, will mark a turning point in Israel’s attempts to take over the entire Gaza Strip.⁵ The Massacres and starvation will become more brutal. We cannot succumb to inaction.

We have a choice. We can take action, or we can turn away and do nothing.

Join us in taking action.

1. “UN official calls Israel’s Gaza aid blockade ‘cruel collective punishment’,” PBS, May 1, 2025.

2. “Nearly 290,000 Gaza children on ‘the brink of death’ amid Israeli blockade,” Al Jazeera, May 4, 2025.

3. “Huckabee justifies food blockade to people he once said don’t exist,” Responsible Statecraft, April 22, 2025.  

4. “Starvation looms as Israel's total blockade on Gaza enters its third month, ”NBC News, May 4, 2025.

5. “Netanyahu’s Plan to Expand Israel’s Fight in Gaza Is Met With Skepticism,” The New York Times, May 5, 2025.