The famine is “giving rise already to child deaths in the north,” the USAID chief said in a congressional hearing.
Palestinian families, seeking refuge from Israeli attacks, try to feed their children by cooking the limited food they can barely afford at Jabalia refugee camp in Gaza on February 8, 2024.A top Biden administration official working on international affairs acknowledged on Wednesday that famine is unfolding in Gaza — the first time that a senior member of President Joe Biden’s government has recognized the consequences of Israel’s U.S.-backed starvation campaign in Gaza.
The U.S. has also defunded the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees — the primary aid agency for Palestinians in Gaza and beyond, without which aid groups have said it will be almost impossible to coordinate aid in Gaza.
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