Netanyahu's Signature: 15 Kilograms of Corpses

What is happening in the Gaza Strip is no longer merely a humanitarian crisis; it is a deliberate policy of killing. As a result of Israel’s blockade of aid deliveries, closure of border crossings, and targeted destruction of civilian infrastructure, famine in Gaza has ceased to be exceptional—it has become a systematic method of death. One of the most shocking symbols of this crisis is the body of Adil Fevzi Madi, a 27-year-old man who lost weight down to 15 kilograms and ultimately died of starvation.^【1】

Can a Human Being Drop to 15 Kilograms?

According to Adil’s cousin, Ismail Madi, Adil’s weight had fallen to just 15 kilograms before his death—only a quarter of the normal weight for a healthy adult. His abdomen had caved in, his face had long since severed its connection to the world. Once a vibrant young man, Adil ultimately became nothing but a silent cry made of flesh and bone. Adil’s death is not merely a personal loss; it is also a bloody testament to the international community’s silence.

The United Nations Did Not Remain Silent—but It Was Still Insufficient

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) announced on 29 July 2025 that the worst-case scenario of famine was now unfolding in Gaza. Hunger is not only gnawing at stomachs—it is devouring humanity’s conscience. Israel’s obstruction of aid, its blockade of medicine and clean water, and its condemnation of children to sleep hungry at night have created a humanitarian catastrophe. As one British doctor stated, children in Gaza are now merely trying to trick their stomachs with salt and water.^【2】

Civilians as Targets: Hunger, Thirst, and Bombs

Israel does not only target food—it targets life itself. To date, at least 159 people in Gaza, 90 of them children, have died directly from starvation. But beyond this number, hundreds of thousands are condemned to a slow, invisible death. Moreover, the attacks are not limited to famine. The Israeli military has reduced 88 percent of Gaza to rubble. Of its approximately 2.3 million population, 2 million have been displaced. The displaced have no access to clean water, food, or shelter. They live in schools with inadequate sanitation, where infectious diseases spread. If this is called living, then we have redefined the word.

Hunger Used as a Weapon

Numerous national and international observers have pointed out that Israel is using hunger and thirst as a “weapon of war.” This is a strategy far beyond conventional warfare. It involves systematically starving civilian populations, silently killing children and the elderly, and then bombing their tents. All these coordinated actions lay bare how a state can trample international law with impunity.^【3】

Death by Numbers: Over 60,000 Lives Lost

Since 7 October 2023, at least 60,239 Palestinians have been killed and 146,894 injured in attacks in the Gaza Strip.^【4】 Each of these numbers represents a life, a family, a future. And we are burying that future in the earth with our own hands. Adil’s body was precisely this physical representation of humanity being buried alive.

Adil did not die only from starvation. He died from the world’s silence, its blindness, its inaction. In this era, a human being dropping to 15 kilograms reveals not only what Gaza has become, but what humanity itself has become.

Gaza is not just a map, nor even a cemetery. But as long as we remain silent, it will continue to be a cemetery in our conscience.