Netanyahu: IPC Report of Gaza Famine "Outright Lie"

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu released the following statement today (Friday) regarding the IPC finding of famine in the Gaza Strip:

"The IPC report is an outright lie.

"Israel does not have a policy of starvation. Israel has a policy of preventing starvation.

"Since the beginning of the war Israel has enabled 2 million tons of aid to enter the Gaza Strip, over one ton of aid per person.

"Today, prices have plunged because of Israel’s surge in humanitarian aid in Gaza. (SEE IMAGE 1.)

"The report says nothing about the collapse in prices.

"The facts:

"101,000 trucks, 2 million tons of aid have entered Gaza facilitated by Israel since October 7 (COGAT, Ministry of Defense).

"Over one ton of aid per person in Gaza (COGAT).

"UN/WFP data (July 2025): Of 1,012 aid trucks collected, only 10 reached warehouses; the rest were looted before distribution.

"Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF): 2.2 million relief packages, equal to 132 million meals.

"Community kitchens (run by NGOs with Israeli facilitation): 86+ kitchens produce 400,000+ hot meals daily for civilians.

"Kerem Shalom Crossing: Journalists saw hundreds of pallets of food left untouched because UN agencies refused to distribute them."

Israel’s Humanitarian Surge

"Like all previous IPC reports, this one ignores Israel’s humanitarian efforts and Hamas’s systematic theft.

"Hamas steals aid to finance its war machine.

"These were the causes of temporary shortages, which Israel overcame with airdrops, maritime deliveries, safe transport routes, and GHF distribution points manned by American companies.

"Israel has gone to unprecedented lengths to enable aid to go into enemy territory.

"According to John Spencer, Chair of Urban Warfare Studies at West Point, no other country at war has gone to such lengths to feed the civilian population in enemy territory.

"The only ones being intentionally starved in Gaza are the Israeli hostages."

A Modern Blood Libel

"Refuting lies always takes longer than inventing them.

"The IPC’s fabrications will soon collapse. We have seen this before — major outlets publishing photos of children with congenital diseases, like cerebral palsy, and falsely blaming Israel for “starvation.”

"This is not analysis. It is a modern blood libel, spreading like wildfire through prejudice. History will judge those who peddle it. The IPC must end its double standards against the Jewish state.

"Israel, will continue to act responsibly, ensuring aid reaches Gaza’s civilians while destroying Hamas’s terror machine.

"The Hamas-orchestrated “starvation campaign” will not deter us from freeing our hostages and eliminating Hamas.

"The civilized world must demand two things: the immediate, unconditional release of all hostages and the truth."