GAZA, (Palestine Foundation Information Center), An investigative report by Al Jazeera has revealed that Israel continues to impose a silent starvation campaign on Gaza’s population despite the ceasefire agreement that went into effect on 10 October.
The investigation, based on satellite imagery and specialized mapping analysis, found that Israel’s starvation strategy has not stopped but has shifted into a new phase centered on direct control of Gaza’s most fertile agricultural land.
The comparison between the so-called “yellow line” — Israel’s designated withdrawal line under the first phase of the ceasefire deal — and scientific soil-fertility maps shows that Israel effectively controls more than 53 percent of the Gaza Strip. These areas contain the highest-yield agricultural zones, including vegetable and grain farmlands in northern Gaza, eastern districts and Khan Yunis. Vegetables alone account for 53 percent of Gaza’s agricultural production.
According to the report, the IOF not only seized these fertile zones but also heavily restricted Palestinian access to them, while destroying large portions of the remaining agricultural areas still inside Palestinian-controlled zones.
Updated UN data through July 2025 indicates that 86 percent of Gaza’s farmland has been damaged or destroyed over the past 21 months. Only 6.6 square kilometers of arable land remain, most of it in low-fertility areas.
Vegetation-index analysis documented a steep decline in green cover between 2023 and 2025, reflecting a collapse in Gaza’s agricultural production system. The data also shows that Israel destroyed approximately 80 percent of agricultural greenhouses, while more than half of those still intact now lie inside zones where Palestinians are barred from entering.
The investigation concluded that Israel’s starvation campaign did not end with the ceasefire; it merely shifted tactics. The new phase focuses on stripping the population of its primary food sources through the seizure of fertile land and the destruction of what remains, a continuation of policies that have fueled famine across the Strip.
