UN accuses Israel of denying Gaza aid access as famine takes hold
- A UN-backed report warned of impending famine in northern Gaza in March, with potential spread across the enclave by July.
- Incidents of violence against UN staff, including shootings and arrests, have occurred, disrupting aid delivery.
- The famine is described as impacting at least 20% of the population, with high rates of malnutrition, child suffering, and daily deaths in Gaza.
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UN accuses Israel of denying aid access amid 'full-blown famine' in north Gaza
While not a formal famine declaration, World Food Programme executive director Cindy McCain said that based on the "horror" on the ground, "There is famine, full-blown famine, in the north, and it's moving its way south."
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A senior UN official accused Israel on Sunday of continuing to deny humanitarian access to the Gaza Strip, where the UN food officer warned that a “full-fledged famine” has broken out in the north of the enclave of 2.3 million inhabitants. Although this is not a formal declaration of famine, the executive director of the World Food Program, Cindy McCain, stated in an interview with NBC News broadcast on Sunday that, based on the “horror” on the …
The head of the United Nations Organization for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA), Philippe Lazzarini, accuses Israel of continuing to deny UN workers access to Gaza.
UN accuses Israel of denying Gaza aid access as famine takes hold
A top U.N. official on Sunday accused Israel of continuing to deny the United Nations humanitarian access in the Gaza Strip, where the U.N. food chief warned a "full-blown famine" has taken hold in the north of the enclave of 2.3 million people.
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