U.S. officials say they asked for — and got — the retraction of an independent monitor's warning of imminent famine in north Gaza.

U.S. officials say they asked for — and got — the retraction of an independent monitor's warning of imminent famine in north Gaza.

A lead organisation monitoring food crises around the world withdrew a new report this week warning of imminent famine in north Gaza under what it

The dispute highlights the difficulties with data collection in Gaza that have hampered humanitarian efforts since the war began.

Deaths from starvation will likely pass famine levels in northern Gaza as soon as next month owing to Israel's “near-total blockade” of food and other aid, the U.S.-created global food-crisis monitor said on Tuesday.

Declaration of famine would be an embarrassment for Israel, which insists its war in Gaza is aimed against Hamas, not against its civilians.

A lead organization monitoring for food crises around the world withdrew a new report this week warning of imminent famine in north Gaza under what it called Israel's "near-total blockade," after the U.

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