“You’ve seen the headlines: ‘Gaza faces famine.’ But what if I told you that calling it a famine is not just misleading—it’s dangerous?”

What’s happening in Gaza isn’t the result of a natural disaster. It’s not crop failure. It’s not drought.

It’s deliberate starvation—used as a weapon of war.

And that changes everything.

Because a famine is a tragedy.
But forced starvation?
That’s a war crime.

In this article, we break down the difference, explore the crisis in Gaza, and explain why the language we use matters more than ever.