Award-winning chef Max La Manna goes on hunger strike for Palestinians in Gaza

It has been over two months since humanitarian aid entered the Gaza Strip, risking the lives of the millions of Palestinian men, women and children who rely on the aid to survive.

Witnessing the blockade and the results from it, one American chef and social media influencer decided to take a stand and raise awareness about the "forced famine" happening in the besieged enclave by going on hunger strike.

In an exclusive interview with The New Arab, Max La Manna said that as a chef, seeing food being used as a weapon is inhumane.

Having grown up next to a soup kitchen, where he witnessed people begging, starving, and hungry for food, La Manna says using his platform for good has always been "built in" to what he does.