“Bloodied Bread”: The Deadly Struggle for Survival at Gaza’s Border Reveals a Humanitarian Crisis Fueled by Hamas and Israeli Security Measures

Under the blazing noon sun near Israel’s Zikim border crossing, thousands of desperate Gazans embark on a deadly pilgrimage. Their goal: to claim precious sacks of flour delivered daily by aid convoys. But this is no ordinary humanitarian distribution—it is a perilous scramble marked by violence, death, and chaos.Since late July, aid trucks arriving at Zikim have become a battleground where civilians clash with armed groups amid Israeli tank fire and sniper shots from positions three kilometers away. This confrontation has turned basic sustenance into "bloodied bread," as men, women, children, and elders alike gamble with their lives for a...