Bulletin of the International People’s Tribunal for Palestine
November 2, 2025
The Zionist occupation and its US backers are systematically using starvation as a weapon of war against the people of Gaza to break their will to fight.
But it is much more than just withholding food from Gazans. The occupation has deliberately destroyed Gaza’s ability to produce food for itself.
Over 86% of Gaza’s cropland was damaged or destroyed between October 2023 and July 2025, according to a report from the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the UN Satellite Centre (UNOSAT).
Since July 28, 2025, only 1.5% of Gaza’s agricultural land has been accessible and undamaged.
By September 2024, at least 58% of all greenhouses had been damaged, and hundreds of wells were destroyed, which has crippled irrigation. In northern Gaza and Gaza City, nearly all greenhouses were destroyed by the end of 2023.
In addition to the direct destruction, the soil is also being contaminated by debris, munitions, and raw sewage due to damaged sanitation systems.
The October 2025 ceasefire agreement placed most of Gaza’s agricultural area in the so-called “yellow line” still being held by Zionist occupation forces.
The ecocide of Gaza has ceased to let up. This is why the people must charge the Zionist occupation and US government this November 22-23 in Barcelona.
