Famine Has Begun in Northern Gaza, U.S. Official Says [View all]
Source: New York Times
Famine Has Begun in Northern Gaza, U.S. Official Says
Liam Stack
Thu, April 11, 2024 at 7:41 AM EDT·2 min read
JERUSALEM — Samantha Power, the director of the U.S. Agency for International Development, has said that a famine is underway in the northern Gaza Strip, which has been devastated by six months of Israeli military operations including a near-total blockade.
Power is the first senior U.S. official to say that famine has begun in Gaza, where aid agencies and global experts have warned for months that nearly all 2.2 million Palestinians would soon face extreme hunger.
Her comments came during congressional testimony Wednesday, when she was asked by Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-Texas, about news reports that staff members from her agency had sent cables to the National Security Council that said famine had begun in parts of Gaza.
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