*Unless Israel changes course, it could be legally culpable for mass starvation.*

So far, what Israel has done to Palestinian civilians in Gaza is violent killing of many civilians, and imposing great privation. To call it "genocide" is an exaggeration. But if Israel continues adding to this crime, including by knowingly causing famine in Gaza, the crime will grow to become genocide for real.

Israel's true friends must join Palestine's true friends in making Israel stop.