Famine in Gaza: The UN and Global Powers are Responsible
(Translated)
News:
As of August 22, 2025, the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) officially declared a state of famine (Phase 5) in Gaza. According to the classification, approximately 640,000 people are suffering from "catastrophic levels of food insecurity" (Phase 5), 1.14 million people are in a state of "emergency" (Phase 4), and 396,000 people are in a state of "crisis" (Phase 3).
Comment:
Despite the presence of numerous United Nations bodies, including the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), UNICEF, the World Food Programme, the World Health Organization, and a large number of affiliated non-governmental organizations, these organizations have failed to alleviate what is, in reality, a modern program of ethnic cleansing. With decades of experience in dealing with famine around the world, these agencies have not declared an existential crisis, nor have they effectively intervened to prevent the spread of death by starvation. The world's reluctance to call the crime genocide, and its tendency to vaguely blame the circumstances of war or the policies of the Jewish government, shows a deep moral and practical failure. This failure is not new in history. Famines such as the Irish Potato Famine (1845-1852), the Great Ukrainian Famine (1932-1933), the Great Chinese Famine (1959-1961), and the many Indian famines (1770, 1782, 1788, 1837, 1876, and 1943) were exacerbated by colonial powers whose policies prioritized control, profit, and power at the expense of the survival of millions. Today, the Jewish entity and America, along with complicit regional regimes, such as Egypt, Jordan, Turkey, and others, are repeating this pattern. Their actions, including dropping limited and often harmful aid, are aimed at perpetuating enslavement rather than alleviating suffering.
Not feeding the hungry in Gaza is not just a political issue; it is a fundamental human and moral duty. As God Almighty reminds us in the Qudsi Hadith: «Allah Almighty says on the Day of Resurrection: O son of Adam, I was sick and you did not visit Me! He said: O Lord, how can I visit You when You are the Lord of the Worlds?! He said: Did you not know that My servant so-and-so was sick and you did not visit him! Did you not know that if you had visited him, you would have found Me with him! O son of Adam, I asked you for food and you did not feed Me! He said: O Lord, how can I feed You when You are the Lord of the Worlds?! He said: Did you not know that My servant so-and-so asked you for food and you did not feed him! Did you not know that if you had fed him, you would have found that with Me! O son of Adam, I asked you for water and you did not give it to Me! He said: O Lord, how can I give You water when You are the Lord of the Worlds?! He said: My servant so-and-so asked you for water and you did not give it to him! Did you not know that if you had given him water, you would have found that with Me».
Feeding the hungry and protecting the weak is not only a moral duty for Muslims, but a universal standard of civilization. Ignoring those in need, while claiming to provide assistance through bureaucratic channels that fail to reach the oppressed, is a betrayal of human dignity and a denial of our responsibility before God Almighty.
The obstacles to delivering aid to Gaza are clear: border restrictions, military blockade, and complicit regimes that implement policies drawn up decades ago under colonial mandates - lines drawn by Sykes the Englishman and Picot the Frenchman on May 16, 1916. The responsibility lies primarily with the rulers and soldiers who control the borders to allow food, medical aid, and essential supplies to reach those in need. The families of those who impose these blockades also bear moral responsibility, as do the communities in the Islamic and wider global world who tolerate this injustice.
God Almighty reminds us in the Holy Quran: ﴿Said Jesus, the son of Mary, "O Allah , our Lord, send down to us a table [spread with food] from the heaven to be for us a festival for the first of us and the last of us and a sign from You. And provide for us, and You are the best of providers." Allah said, "Indeed, I will send it down to you, but whoever disbelieves afterwards from among you - then indeed, I will punish him with a punishment by which I have not punished anyone among the worlds."﴾.
The companions of Jesus, peace be upon him, sought divine intervention to deliver sustenance in a time of hardship. Similarly, the Islamic nation today calls for the relief of the people of Gaza. However, supplication must be accompanied by action. True salvation lies not in supplication alone, but in mobilizing to challenge the blockade and remove these complicit regimes.
Whoever fails to act while his brothers and sisters are dying, should not think that he is more worthy of mercy. On the Day of Resurrection, those who were promised martyrdom will testify against the inaction of those who could have made a difference. Feeding the hungry, providing shelter, and protecting the oppressed are not optional, but are duties on every conscience that claims to value humanity, especially on rulers who have the capacity and authority to do so.
Written for the Central Media Office of Hizb ut Tahrir
Ibrahim Ahmed
