The Israeli occupation has inflicted collective starvation on 2 million displaced Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, as the Israeli military controls all border crossings into Gaza and does not allow aid to enter. Exit and entry into Gaza by sea or air is entirely prohibited; Palestinians are not even allowed to fish along Gaza’s shore.

The consequences are appalling: “After four months of a near-total Israeli siege,” The Washington Post reported in July, “Gaza’s few remaining hospitals now have wards for the growing number of malnourished children whose tiny bodies are just the width of their bones.”

As Israel continues its siege, international observers have been closely watching Egypt, especially as hundreds of trucks full of aid remain at a standstill along its border with Gaza. T

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