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 accusations from aid and human-rights figures of possible U.S. political interference.”