Human Rights Watch has documented that more than one-third of the agricultural land in the area has been damaged due to bombing, worsening the already critical food shortage crisis. Meanwhile, Oxfam reported that less than 2% of the necessary food supplies have entered Gaza since the full blockade was imposed, with an estimated 104 trucks per day required to meet the urgent food needs of the population.

The use of starvation as a weapon in conflicts has a long and varied history. For instance, during the Syrian Revolution, the Assad regime employed starvation as a tactic of warfare by imposing sieges on opposition-controlled areas and blocking vital supply routes. This cruel strategy specifically targeted innocent civilians, deepening the severe humanitarian crisis in the region.