The United Nations officially declared a famine in Gaza on Friday, blaming “systematic obstruction of aid” by Israel, hours after Defence Minister Israel Katz threatened to destroy the territory’s largest city.
Israel angrily denied there was a famine, with the foreign ministry saying the report was “based on Hamas lies laundered through organisations with vested interests”.
The famine was declared by experts at the Rome-based IPC, who said it affected 500,000 people in the Gaza governorate,…
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News Source: www.al-monitor.com
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