In Gaza, war is no longer the loudest killer—hunger is. With each passing day of siege and isolation, more than two million Palestinians are slipping deeper into famine, surviving on a single meagre meal that barely staves off collapse.

What little remains on market shelves is either unaffordable or long gone. Families gather around empty plates, rationing scraps with heartbreaking routine. “We eat once a day—if we’re lucky,” said Ali Abu Odeh, a father of four from northern Gaza. “Even that meal is just to silence the pain in our children’s stomachs.”

In Al-Shati refugee camp, silence fills the homes of those who have received no aid and no attention. “No one sees us,” whispered Mohammed Al-Rifi, who stayed behind while others fled to shelters. “We are invisible in our own homeland.”

UN agencies and local organisations have called, begged, and pleaded for the blockade to be lifted—but aid is still blocked, kitchens are shutting down, and hospitals are running dry. UNRWA has labelled this catastrophe what it truly is: not a natural disaster, but a deliberate, man-made siege.

“This famine is a political choice,” UNRWA stated. “And the world is watching it unfold in real time.”

Despite the despair, Palestinians continue to endure, clinging to dignity in a world that has turned away. As their children wither and their voices cry out unheard, one truth becomes ever more evident: Gaza is not starving in silence—it is being starved while the world listens in silence.