The U.S. Agency for International Development, which funds the famine-monitoring group, asked the group for greater review of discrepancies in some of the data.

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, as Israel has blocked nearly all humanitarian aid from entering the region for months now.

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

A food crises monitoring body withdrew a new report warning of famine in northern Gaza after the US government asked for its retraction.

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.

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

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

A leading global food crisis monitor says deaths from starvation will likely pass famine levels in north Gaza as soon as next month. The U.S.

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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