I Live in Gaza. Famine Is Not Coming — It’s Already Here.

By Malak Ridwan 

The specter of famine has returned to Gaza, creeping through its shattered streets like a thief in the night, stealing the breath of children, the strength of mothers, and the dignity of fathers. It is a slow, cruel death—one that does not come with the sudden roar of bombs but with the silent gnawing of empty stomachs, the hollow eyes of those who have not known bread for days.

This is not Gaza’s first famine. Only last year, in January 2024, the people of the…