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USAID-backed report about famine in Gaza taken down after criticism from U.S. ambassador to Israel

Amb. Jack Lew called the release of the ‘inaccurate’ report an ‘irresponsible’ decision

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Palestinians receive the distributed aid by the World Food Programme (WFP) in Khan Yunis, Gaza on June 5, 2024.

A report from a U.S.-backed agency alleging that famine is advancing in northern Gaza was taken down on Tuesday night after facing criticism from U.S. Ambassador to Israel Jack Lew. 

Lew stated that the report, published by the USAID-funded...

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