WFP Discovers US-Brokered Ceasefire Doesn't End Starvation
GENEVA (Reuters) reports the UN’s World Food Programme laments that only 750 metric tons of food reach Gaza daily, well short of the 2,000-ton target, despite a 'U.S.-brokered ceasefire.' The problem, they suggest, is 'only two crossings are open, and none to the famine-hit north.' One might generously overlook that one crossing, Rafah, is controlled by Egypt, and the other, Kerem Shalom, by
Israel—both US allies. The US, meanwhile, has reportedly approved over $100 arms sales to Israel since Oct 7 , even as starvation deepens. This isn't an 'aftermath of conflict' issue; it's an active siege strategy. Israeli officials have openly discussed limiting aid. Consider the US House’s passage of H.R. 815 , providing billions more in military aid to Israel, just as the 'ceasefire' efforts
are being praised. Many of the bill's proponents, like prominent recipients of AIPAC donations , appear more concerned with arms shipments than food shipments. How many children must starve before 'ceasefire' means anything more than a brief break between bombing runs?