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Al-Qassam shows starving Israeli captive amid Gaza siege and famine

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  • Source: Al-Qassam Brigades Military Media
  • 1 Aug 2025 21:55
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Al-Qassam reveals footage of a starving Israeli captive, linking his fate to Gaza’s siege as "Israel" blocks aid and famine threatens millions under blockade.

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  • A screengrab from the video shared by al-Qassam Brigades shows an emaciated Israeli captive in a tunnel in the besieged Gaza Strip, August 1, 2025 (Al-Qassam Brigades Military Media)
    A screengrab from the video shared by al-Qassam Brigades shows an emaciated Israeli captive in a tunnel in the besieged Gaza Strip, August 1, 2025 (Al-Qassam Brigades Military Media)

The military wing of Hamas, the Al-Qassam Brigades, released video footage on Thursday showing an Israeli captive emaciated and visibly suffering from starvation, as the Israeli occupation continues to block humanitarian aid from entering the Gaza Strip.

Titled “The occupation government has decided to starve them,” the video portrays the deteriorating condition of the Israeli prisoner awaiting a potential exchange deal, juxtaposed with harrowing scenes of Palestinian children in Gaza enduring the same starvation policy. The footage underscores the shared consequences of the occupation’s siege policy, impacting both captives and civilians.

The video includes a past statement from Israeli Police Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, declaring: “What should be sent to Gaza are bombs,” highlighting the punitive mindset behind the occupation’s handling of the humanitarian crisis.

The clip concludes with the message: “They eat what we eat and drink what we drink,” signaling that the fate of Israeli captives is inextricably linked to the suffering of over two million Palestinians trapped under siege in Gaza.

كتائب القسام تنشر :

قررت حكومة الاحتلال تجويعهم..

ממשלת הכיבוש החליטה הרכבתם

The occupying government has decided to starve them pic.twitter.com/VzEtlAFCb7

— نصر الدين عامر | Nasruddin Amer (@Nasr_Amer1) August 1, 2025

This message comes amid an ongoing Israeli war on Gaza, which began on October 7, 2023. The aggression has been coupled with a total blockade on fuel, food, and medical supplies, plunging the enclave into an unprecedented humanitarian catastrophe.

The comprehensive siege has crippled hospitals, collapsed essential services, and hindered rescue and relief operations. International organizations continue to warn of a looming mass famine, with death rates rising rapidly, particularly among children, the elderly, and the sick.

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Hospitals in Gaza have reported the death of more than 115 people due to starvation caused by the Israeli occupation’s blockade. The worsening famine is spreading across the entire Strip, compounded by the complete closure of all crossings for 145 consecutive days and the continued prevention of essential humanitarian aid and baby formula from entering.

In a statement released on Thursday, the Government Media Office in Gaza warned of a near-total absence of food, water, and medicine. It stressed that the Strip urgently requires at least 500,000 bags of flour per week to avert total humanitarian collapse.

The office also addressed circulating claims made by some activists outside Gaza, suggesting the famine has been broken or that "hundreds of aid trucks" have entered, categorically denying the assertions.

"These claims have no basis in reality," the statement emphasized, warning that such narratives dangerously echo Israeli propaganda and distort the truth of the ongoing humanitarian crime.

NRC says staff in Gaza fainting due to hunger amid Israeli blockade

The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) announced on Tuesday that it has completely run out of humanitarian supplies in the Gaza Strip, with some staff members now facing hunger.

“We distributed our last tent, our last food parcel, and our last relief item. There is nothing left,” said NRC Secretary-General Jan Egeland in an interview with Reuters.

The NRC operates in Gaza with 64 Palestinian staff members and two international employees. Due to escalating threats and "Israel's" forced displacement of Gaza's residents, 33 employees had to be relocated from Deir al-Balah on Sunday.

With fuel supplies dwindling, the council warned that clean drinking water is rapidly running out. In recent weeks, NRC was able to provide water to approximately 100,000 people in central and northern Gaza, but that supply is now nearly exhausted.

 

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