We recently demonstrated that since the start of the war, land supplies into Gaza – along with a continued local production of fruits, vegetables, and baked goods largely intact – are enough to feed the entire Gazan  population.

But if there’s enough food available, why isn’t it reaching the Gazan population? There are several possibilities.

First, the simple chaos of war makes distribution exceedingly difficult. It is a mindboggling challenge to get aid to people in a major conflict zone. That has been compounded by a reported lack of distribution capacity within Gaza, where Israel and the UN are at loggerheads in light of 12 UN staffers taking part in the Oct. 7 massacres, and the UN turning a blind eye to the construction of a large Hamas data center underneath its Gaza City headquarters.