In Rafah, a city at the very south of the Gaza Strip, the first floor of a health clinic was being used as a hub for humanitarian workers. “There would be an airstrike that shook the building and people would continue talking,

Humanitarian professionals say famine can be averted in Gaza, but only if Israel allows much more food and other aid into the strip.

The following week, Israel’s national security minister Itamar Ben-Gvir echoed a similar sentiment: “So long as Hamas does not release the hostages,” he posted on X, “the only thing that should enter Gaza is hundreds of tons of air force explosives — not an ounce of humanitarian aid.