It’s Bisan: People in Gaza say they’re in a Squid Game
(AJ+) Aug. 1, 2025: “They are playing Squid Game with you.” Palestinians are dodging Israeli snipers and stampedes to get food at the deadly Gaza Humanitarian Foundation sites.
“Everyone is shooting at you. And for what? Just to get a little food,” says Ibrahim, a [Palestinian] father of four who risked his life only to walk away with two bags of pasta and a bag of bulgur [wheat]. “It’s anything but humane.”
Since May 26, the GHF has been the main group Israel’s allowed to distribute food in the territory. It’s run by U.S. security contractors and operates just four sites, all overseen by Israeli forces. Each site opens for roughly 11 minutes every day in an attempt to feed the nearly 2 million population in desperate need of aid.
More than 1,000 people have been killed by Israeli sniper fire or stampedes near the sites. Israel has blocked almost all other aid getting in since March 2, and at least 150 Palestinians have died from malnutrition since Israel launched its war on Gaza.
Reporting from the ground, Bisan Owda says it’s the third time Gaza has reached peak starvation, but this time it’s even worse because “tens of thousands are about to die.”
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