The US says it pushed retraction of a famine warning for north Gaza. Aid groups express concern.

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Biden Officials Pressured US-Funded Food Monitor to Retract Gaza Famine Warning

A key international food insecurity monitor retracted a report warning of imminent famine in Israeli-sieged north Gaza after the Biden administration pressured the group to do so, new reporting finds. Earlier this week, the Famine Early Warning System Network (FEWS NET) put out a report warning that deaths due to starvation were reaching the threshold of famine in north Gaza… Source

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Outcry After Biden Admin Pushed for Retraction of Northern Gaza Famine Report

Withdrawal of report on imminent famine in Gaza negates purpose of expert analysis. Political interference in humanitarian crisis.

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After the last, and umpteenth, act of retaliation by Israeli aircraft against targets in Yemen – following the outbreak of a Houthi ballistic missile in Tel Aviv – Netanyahu himself has had to concede that this has been just one more chapter of a confrontation that will take time to resolve. In the past year, Yemeni rebels – belonging to a Shia tribe, supported by Iran – have launched two hundred missiles and so many drones against Israel, and d…

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An American organization withdrew a corresponding report on northern Gaza this week.

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Israeli airstrikes hit Yemen airport where WHO chief was boarding plane

A new round of Israeli airstrikes in Yemen targeted the Houthi rebel-held capital of Sanaa and multiple ports Thursday, Dec. 26. The World Health Organization’s director-general said the bombardment happened not far from where he was about to board a flight, injuring a crew member with the U.N. Humanitarian Air Service. At least three people were later reported killed and dozens injured in the airport strike. A U.S. spokesperson said U.N. team m…

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U.S. Pushed for Retraction of Famine Warning in Gaza

Associated Press: “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.S. asked for its retraction…” “The rare public challenge from the Biden administration of the work of the U.S.-funded Famine Early Warning System, which is meant to reflect the data-driven analysis of unbiased experts, drew accu…