By Douglas V. Gibbs
For months, the world was told Gaza was on the brink of famine. Headlines screamed of starving children, of food shortages, of Israel supposedly blocking humanitarian aid. The narrative was clear: Israel was committing genocide by daring to respond to the October 7 attacks.
But it was all a lie.
Recent revelations confirm what many suspected from the start: Hamas manufactured the famine narrative, weaponizing hunger as propaganda. A report by a Palestinian activist now shows that Hamas deliberately hid tons of baby formula and nutritional shakes inside warehouses, allowing civilians to starve while the terror group advanced its claims of “genocide” to undermine Israel.
Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib, an anti-Hamas activist, exposed the deception. He shared video footage showing stacks of infant formula and children’s nutritional shakes stored in Gaza warehouses; supplies that could have alleviated suffering but were instead hoarded.
He explained that Hamas’ goal was to worsen the crisis, initiate disaster, and force the return of the UN’s aid distribution mechanism away from the controversial Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF). In other words, Hamas starved its own people to manipulate international opinion and regain control of aid flows.
In short, as suspected by conservatives and the Trump administration, and claimed by Israel, Hamas manufactured hunger so that they could manufacture outrage.
After the breakdown of a truce in March, warnings of famine spread rapidly. Images of emaciated children shocked the world, prompting U.S. involvement and the establishment of the GHF to distribute food inside Gaza. Yet the aid was not reaching ordinary citizens. It was being diverted, controlled, and weaponized by those in power.
The fragile cease-fire itself collapsed further when Hamas failed to release the body of the last remaining hostage, claiming it could not locate the captive. Meanwhile, chaos engulfed food distribution centers. Shootings and deaths occurred almost daily, with Hamas openly warning Palestinians not to approach GHF sites. Denying food to civilians at that point was not hidden. It was Hamas’ policy.
Alkhatib accused Hamas of exploiting the hunger crisis, using Palestinians as collateral in its war against Israel. His words cut through the fog:
Despite widespread reporting on hunger, Israeli officials consistently denied that their military campaign was causing famine. Instead, they pointed to Hamas’s looting and manipulation. Yet international media and UN officials downplayed Hamas’ role, attributing thefts of aid trucks to “armed gangs.”
But who controls the gangs? Who orchestrates the chaos? Even with many of its leaders killed, Hamas maintains an iron grip over Gaza. The terror group thrives on deception, using women and children as shields, and hunger as a weapon.
The famine narrative was never about feeding children. It was about feeding propaganda. Hamas starved its own people to paint Israel as the villain, to sway global opinion, and to regain control of aid distribution.
The tragedy is real: Palestinian civilians suffered. But the responsibility lies not only with the fog of war, nor with any Israeli blockade, but with Hamas itself… a terror organization willing to sacrifice its own population for political gain.
The deception has been exposed. The question now is whether the world will finally hold Hamas accountable for weaponizing hunger and perpetuating suffering in Gaza. Then again, for the world to know, the leftwing media machine would have to be willing to report the truth, first.
— Political Pistachio Conservative News and Commentary
