Israeli imperial strategy and humanitarian / food crises in Gaza

Abstract

The Gaza Strip in Palestine has been classified in recent years by the United Nations as one of the areas of greatest humanitarian emergency. Considering the situation of war and economic blockade imposed by the State of Israel on the Palestinian population settled in this territory, it is meritorious to analyze how these situations of crisis and conflict obstruct the power to guarantee an effective food security, violating precepts and principles of International Humanitarian Law, as well as agreements on global development. Although literature about the conflict between Palestine and Israel is broad, few studies Case analysis of the Gaza Strip shows that food security understood as: availability, access, biological use of food and stability, cannot be effectively guaranteed in situations of armed conflict. The bibliographical sources consulted mostly correspond to reports from international cooperation agencies and non governmental organizations who have carried out humanitarian action in this area of the Near East and provide relevant information in the understanding and analysis of Gaza population reality.