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A Columbia University professor says Hamas is responsible for the ongoing famine in Gaza. 

\\u201cIt is in Hamas\' interest, as they have defined it, to actually create a situation of misery and starvation, rather than worrying about its population and making sure that its population stays safe,\\u201d according to Awi Federgruen, a professor at the Columbia University Graduate School of Business and a global supply chain expert. 

The United Nations says there is a \\u201cfull-blown famine\\u201d in northern Gaza, which has led to additional pressure on Israel to allow more aid into the region, but Federgruen says the problem lies more in the aid not reaching the people it is intended to help.

\\u201cA quick analysis shows that the amount of food that is coming in from Israel is absolutely plentiful to feed every single individual that lives in Gaza,\\u201d the professor says. 

In recent weeks, Federgruen says, food truck deliveries were slowed because \\u201cHamas has chosen to send its rockets specifically to the crossings.\\u201d 

Federgruen joins \\u201cThe Daily Signal Podcast\\u201d to unpack what is known about the food shortage in Gaza, and Hamas\' role in blocking civilian aid. He also discusses the continued fallout from weeks of anti-Israel protests at Columbia University. 

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