Public opinion is overwhelmingly negative regarding the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, marked by strong anger and frustration aimed at both Israeli and Hamas actions. There is a pervasive call for immediate humanitarian relief, criticisms of international inaction, and a desire for ethical responsibility from global leaders. Many commenters express compassion for Palestinian civilians while also highlighting the complexities of aid and governance by Hamas. The discourse is characterized by strong emotions, with prevalent concerns over perceived injustices, genocide claims, and the urgent need for intervention.

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*"I arrived in Gaza a skeptic of GHF but left an advocate. Simply put, the common portrayal of this organization radically distorts reality."*

Ken Isaacs, a veteran humanitarian worker, says Gaza is facing an unprecedented crisis after Hamas’s Oct. 7 attack.

He argues that the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), backed by the US and Israel, is effectively delivering food despite impossible conditions, while UN-led systems have largely failed.

Though criticized for using military style methods, Isaacs says this is necessary for safety and efficiency.

He urges the UN to cooperate with GHF instead of opposing it, stressing that saving lives must come before rigid humanitarian ideals.

NotSoSaneExile

Mods keeping deleting all my comments even if they are peaceful, non -hostile a factual, be careful their someone influencing the mods today (proabably can not forget)

Psychological-Flow55

Ken Isaacs is an evangelical Christian. Their faith ties in to Christian zionism and being pro-israel. Therefore, his opinion is at great risk of bias.

Surviving27

Had to look for ken isaacs's credentials at Samaritans purse. It's good to see that type of assessment from someone who is regularly involved in such operations.
I would be good if there was any pressure from western allies of the Palestinians on Hamas to end this war and this catastrophe.

Traditional_Tea_1879

How many children randomly shot just trying to get food for their families after trudging many miles through a bombed out dystopian landscape?  How is this “doing a good job”?

marco918

The UN and the rest of the 'humanitarian mafia' have done everything in their power to depict GHF as the devil incarnate - just as they did Israel.

This 'humanitarian' turf war was waged on the backs of Palestinian lives, and had two goals:

1. Maintain the aura of those orgs
2. Defame Israel

The reality is that GHF works well, while the UN and other humanitarian orgs failed spectacularly.

triplevented

More propaganda being posted in r/ geopolitics

MeGaManMaDeMe

The UN response to this was illuminating. 

Faced with the choice between no aid and aid through flawed means, the UN chose no aid to the Palestinian people because dirty Israel would touch it. 

Whether it's because of organizational dickswinging and maintaining UN primacy, or anti-Israel hatred, the fact of the matter is the precious Palestinian lives that were being touted were cast aside for a secondary goal in this case.

ChengSanTP

Sure, they just shoot randomly 30-40 people

Calm_Channel_6262

Any humantarian aid is good at this point for the civlians

Alacriity

PandaoBR

Paywall, which is a shame because this looks interesting

LateralEntry

It is interesting that  GHF reduced food delivery like 3-4 times in September compare to August. That especially strange because current offense pushing everybody south, where in theory GNF should feed them. And no, it is not true that GHF supply more food then UN based org - those supply now like 5 times more  
And for those care to check -  
GHF data - [https://ghf.org/updates/](https://ghf.org/updates/)  
UN data  - [https://app.un2720.org/tracking/collected](https://app.un2720.org/tracking/collected)

vovap_vovap

She looks starved! Where is Greta and her friends who are going to bring kinder chocolate, rainbow cakes, and ham sandwiches.

Jodajale

Suddenly all the starving children by Hamas videos disappeared. Replaced by fat women.

Jonalethelete

FAFO, and they are still finding out,   
Maybe shouldn't have done what you did on 7.10

MysteriousOwlOooOoo

Hamas refusing to surrender is going to get more people killed.

Ok-Lobster-919

They should have support from Egypt as Muslim people

Senior_Travel8658

Why she wear black there’s 33°C(91.4 °F)

[deleted]

After 2 years of war and "starvation", they look pretty well fed. Nothing like the photos of the hostages they put out.

ChoiceTask3491

GeNoCIdE??? At this time of year? At this time of day? In this part of the country? Localized entirely within your kitchen?

*Yes*

May I see it?

*No*

ZenQuipster

BigTruck4KT

Same people saying inhumane shit in here will make a stink about Kirk. That’s why no one gives a shit about your crocodile tears. This woman has more trauma in her left toe than y’all do in your adult lives, but you feel good making fun of her because she isn’t Kirk-looking.

Did you know that God can see your heart? I think you’ll find that he will not be pleased by what he finds when he opens yours, but I suspect you never did believe in God in the first place. Just a bastard version of your ego that you’ve worshipped, and for worshipping false-idols, you will burn eternally.

dudeinscrubs

EyeCold4375

I wonder if the aggressors surrendering and releasing their hostages has been considered here.  Would that have any effect on the situation?

rockeye13

\[SS from essay by [Jacob J. Lew](https://www.foreignaffairs.com/authors/jacob-j-lew), Professor of International and Public Affairs at the School of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University. He served as U.S. Ambassador to Israel from 2023 to 2025 and as U.S. Treasury Secretary from 2013 to 2017; and [David Satterfield](https://www.foreignaffairs.com/authors/david-satterfield), Director of the Baker Institute for Public Policy at Rice University. He served as U.S. Special Envoy for Middle East Humanitarian Issues from 2023 to 2024.\]

Ahumanitarian crisis is unfolding in the Gaza Strip. Since the March 2025 breakdown of a cease-fire between Israel and Hamas, conditions have worsened dramatically, and the potential for widespread starvation is real. Thousands of containers with food, medical supplies, and shelter materials remain stranded at border crossings on both sides, awaiting Israeli clearance to enter Gaza and conditions for safe passage free from seizure by desperate Gazan civilians, Hamas or gang attacks within the enclave. At least several hundred truckloads of food aid must enter daily to avert a wider catastrophe.

Many parties bear responsibility for this crisis. First and foremost, [Hamas](https://www.foreignaffairs.com/tags/hamas) launched a war with the brutal October 7, 2023, attacks on Israel; because Hamas fighters live and fight in civilian areas and in tunnels running underneath them, Hamas invited an Israeli response that would put millions of people at risk. Gazan civilians have suffered hardships and deaths at an unfathomable scale since the start of the war, and outside organizations attempting to meet humanitarian needs are struggling to deliver aid in the midst of intense combat and disorder in a dense urban environment.

ForeignAffairsMag

And we could have spent all that money on healthcare and housing for Americans vs weapons for Israel

ScarOk7853

This was, of course, the plan from the beginning. 

Total destruction of the area as a prerequisite for ethnic cleansing. Just like many of us have been saying for 2 years.

blackstar22_

Double the number of workers and you'll have it done in 5

darylspake

How long would it take to rebuild the tunnel system?
But seriously: let's do better as humans.

mrpressydepress

Hamas really fucked up attacking Oct 7th.

Goody_No4

I will say the price for 10/7 have been high and Palestinian paid for it for Sinwar actions.

HolyX_87

Indiana-Irishman

Why not give palestine back some of the lands stolen by isreal ?

Beneficial_Clerk_248

Whoever thought doing the October 7 attacks would be a great idea definitely miscalculated

Resident-Werewolf-46

MediocreWitness726

10 to clear debris, 25 to restore land, how many to rebuild the tunnel system?

One-Dimension3974

Not one penny of rebuilding should go to an Israeli contractor. Not. One. Cent.  Instead, make Gaza a commonwealth of the United States, let foreign investors flow in money and rebuild through Palestinian contractors.  

You know what brings peace?  Prosperity (and a good auditor to keep out fraud)

theamazingstickman

Pardon my ignorance, where the hell is "Fertile land" in Gaza?

Upstairs-Ad-6720

sionism has destroyed the possibility of living in peace for all Israelis

Celio_leal

Using qwhat manpower and what tech?

Any clean up can take a few months or twenty year depending on how many resources you wanna/are able to, commit

ProfessionalTruck976

MysteriousArt69

oct2790

I mean a crusher and you can make some world class 6F5 for everyone’s backfill needs.

3p2p

Guess supporting terrorists that kidnap people isn't such a great idea. Who'd of thought?

Goaterush

Oh I’m sure healthy well balanced individuals will grow out of the rubble and won’t be resentful or seek revenge at all!!

Half-Wombat

Neat-History3580

No_Owl6774

Just think what it would still look like if they’d just stayed home on Oct 07th.

Silly-Egg1975

Trump could have looked like a hero if had sent out military into Gaza to distribute food and essentials

Paperxrust

This is what Trump and Israel wanted. A crisis so they can step in, take land under the guise of rebuilding. In reality they're forcing the Palestinians to rely on their help and funding, which will then mean they are forever under control. 


Scum. Trump and Netenyahu should be tried for their crimes.

Grand-Engineer6670

trump the great peacemaker seems to ignore those facts!

Relative-Engineer413

Fuck around, find out. Shouldnt have spent all that Western aid digging terror tunnels and firing rockets at Israel.

shbshg

and by that time Hamas will plot another massive attack on Israel and everything once again will be destroyed. the cycle continues...

Fit-Magazine-6669

FaithlessnessWise555

Oh well fuck around and find out Hammas  !

No-Tailor-2803

Horror_Berry_5385

penisproject

Thank god Tump came up with a peace plan, just in time /s

Aloyonsus

Petercheek

This report is as valid as the one about 14000 babies dying in 48 hours.

npquest

What a disgusting crime Hamas has committed on this once growing and culture rich society☹️

jar1967

Ten years isn't bad, actually. Many other countries have taken longer to recover from war than that.

Happily-Non-Partisan

Oct 7 has consequences.  Fuck around and find our Hamas.

Reasonable-Rain-7474

Weird how it took people less time to rebuild Japan after it was NUKED 100 years ago. Almost like they’re lying for some stupid reason.

Comfortable_Green658

ZizzyBeluga

Senecuhh

Hopefully next time Palestinians don't let their authoritarian rulers hide their war assets in hospitals and schools.

tamp0ntim

Fuck around that much and the finding out takes a while.

hp1068

That stinks. It’s worse because all of that damage is due to Palestinians not overthrowing Hamas

dildoschwagguns

If only Hamas never attacked Israel, built universities instead of tunnels, preached love instead of hate. If only things were different 

Glittering_Link_6650

Why can’t it just be both?  

I am asking because arguing over whether this meets the legal definition of genocide distracts from the fact that what Israel is doing is terribly awful and the USA should do everything it can to stop it ASAP.

sfreddity

Its a square. Like all squares, it is also a rhombus. The squares who yell at people for only saying rhombus are more concerned with yelling than geometry.

starchitec

I don't really care which term they use, it's the use of the passive voice to describe what's happening.

"The starvation in Gaza is unacceptable!" Is a correct statement, but it completely leaves out what is causing the starvation.  They've turned the state of Israel into how they used to view Republicans, just pawns in the flow of history, their every action dictated by their opponents, with no other options but to do, sadly, what they were forced to do by the left.

There is a man made famine in Gaza and Israel is the "man made" part of it.  It's exhausting that they know they've completely misunderstood the current state of Israel badly, and that we have to listen to them fumble around, desperately hoping that what is happening is secretly the fault of someone else.

John_Jaures

Again, how do far leftists keep taking over these centrists subs?

Peanutbutternmtn2

I like Sarah a lot. But let’s not do this euphemism bullshit. Call a spade a spade. What started out as a legitimate military operation in response to October 7 has now devolved into a full blown genocide. I’m not anti Jewish. I’m not anti Israel. I’m not pro hamas. But for the love of God, there is an actual genocide happening in plain view. DO NOT COVER FOR IT!

It’s both. The genocide is the worst part of it

MuddyPig168

They’re gonna hate you for speaking the truth

LankyStandard8645

Really interesting convo

https://youtu.be/RrhBypHFYPY?si=4mxBmXerGx5migr9

2Schnell4u

These people are George W. Bush Republicans, not beacons of morality. Don't expect these ghouls to be ethical when it comes to murdering Muslims or anyone else. They are still likely to defend what we did in Iraq, even though they would have to acknowledge that we were lied to in order to gin up support for that atrocity. Most of the Bulwark are devout zionists who have no problem with Jewish people of European extraction going to a land that has nothing to do with their personal ancestors and slaughtering natives in order to steal their homes. The fact that it's happening by the millions at this moment does not bother them. The bad PR of being a full throated supporter of this atrocity at this moment is the only thing that motivates Sarah even begrudgingly using the words "humanitarian crisis." They would never actually support something like an arms embargo against Israel because they support what is happening.

Background-Wolf-9380

ladan2189

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