Foreign Policy

Journalists in Gaza Face Starvation Amid Global Silence — Why Is America Ignoring This Crisis?

By National Security Desk | July 23, 2025

As foreign journalists evacuate, local reporters in Gaza confront starvation and death under unrelenting conflict, exposing a grim humanitarian failure that directly challenges America’s commitment to freedom of the press and human dignity.

In the heart of Gaza—a region mired in endless conflict—local journalists who risk their lives to report the truth are now confronting a new enemy: starvation. While international media outlets have largely withdrawn their staff citing security concerns, their local colleagues remain trapped, enduring hunger so severe it threatens to silence the last independent voices in this besieged territory.How Long Will America Watch as Journalists Perish Without Aid?AFP’s own team describes the situation as "untenable," with freelancers like photographer Bashar reduced to working amid ruins while suffering debilitating malnourishment. His haunting admission, “I no longer have the strength to work...

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