Hunger

Former Gaza hostage Eli Sharabi discusses details of captivity in new memoir

Former hostage Eli Sharabi shared his story of survival, grief, and resilience after captivity and the loss of his family, revealing previously untold struggles.

 Released hostage Eli Sharabi reunited with his family following his release from Gaza, February 8, 2025
 PALESTINIANS SEEKING aid gather near a distribution site run by the US-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation in Rafah on Tuesday. The Hamas government made its priority readying for war and not the feeding of the people who voted them into power, the writer asserts.

Hamas, the WFP, and the hunger crisis - opinion

 COOKED MEALS are prepared for distribution. NIS 2.7 billion worth of food, enough to feed hundreds of thousands, will be wasted in Israel this holiday season, the writer laments.

Stop wasting food: The Passover challenge of excess and hunger - opinion

NEGEV DESERT - APRIL 06 2011:Israeli farmers desert farming planting vines in a desert farm in the Negev, Israel. Israel is a world-leader in agricultural technologies despite its dry climate

Can Israeli innovation end global world hunger? - opinion


Freed hostage Eli Sharabi details time in terror captivity to Channel 12's 'Uvda'

Freed hostage Eli Sharabi shared harrowing details of his 491-day captivity, the loss of his family, and the struggle to survive, in an interview with Channel 12's 'Uvda'.

 Ex-hostage Eli Sharabi reunites with family at Sheba Medical Center, January 8, 2025.

Freed hostages require urgent care after extreme starvation in Hamas captivity - explainer

The hostages who emerged from Hamas’s brutal stage of humiliation have set off alarms in Israel’s healthcare system, which is now preparing for intensive treatment.

 Ohad Ben Ami, a hostage held in Gaza since the deadly October 7, 2023 attack, is released by Hamas terrorists as part of a ceasefire and a hostages-prisoners swap deal between Hamas and Israel in Deir Al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip, February 8, 2025.

Israel fears declaration of famine in Gaza as UNSC to meet

The issue of a famine declaration for Gaza, however, has grown beyond the issue of ensuring that Palestinians in the enclave have food.

 PALESTINIANS GATHER to receive food in the northern Gaza Strip this week, as residents are said to be facing crisis levels of hunger.

Thousands of Israeli schoolchildren are coming to school hungry

Nevet organization will provide 17,000 sandwiches a day to keep the hunger away.

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IFCJ partners with Leket to combat food insecurity in Israel

IFCJ donated $42,247, to make the project possible, which funded the purchase of the truck as well as additional support related to adapting the vehicle for food distribution.

Dedication of Food Truck Highlights Multi-Agency Partnership In Fighting Hunger

Editor's Notes: 'There is no famine in Gaza' - comment

The United Nations said in February that more than a quarter of Gaza’s 2.3 million people were “estimated to be facing catastrophic levels of deprivation and starvation.”

 A DISPLACED Palestinian child eats at a tent camp amid food shortages in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip.

Israeli NGO sends convoy of food to Gazans

"We will not stand idly by. On Thursday, we will all demand stopping the starvation in Gaza," the Israeli grassroots peace movement Standing Together stated.

 Food donated to Gazans by Israeli citizens

Spaghetti and Skittles: What is in the American aid boxes airdropped into Gaza?

"Cool…cool…Gazans are doing good reviews for the MREs dropped by the US," commented one person who shared the video. "F***** MREs no less."

 Skittles seen as part of the US humanitarian aid, March 3, 2024

Jewish NGO feeds New Yorkers battling hunger during High Holy Days

“With all the challenges people are facing during these difficult times, we should ensure New Yorkers don’t go hungry," the New York State comptroller said in a statement on hunger in the region.

 Volunteers help pass off bags of supplies

Haifa University’s new food security program graduates inaugural class

The diverse group of graduates has been equipped to tackle food insecurity challenges and build stronger communities.

 The Food Security program graduates.

How can Israel address rampant food insecurity? - opinion

The government can take significant steps toward eradicating food insecurity and creating a fair and sustainable food system for all Israelis.

 CHOOSING BETWEEN bread and milk: 47% of Jerusalemites live below the poverty line (Illustrative).