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A leading organization monitoring global food crises withdrew a recent report this week, warning of impending famine in northern Gaza due to what it described as Israel’s near-total blockade on food aid, after a request from the United States to retract it. Humanitarian and human rights officials expressed deep concern over U.S. political interference in the global famine monitoring system after public criticism of the report by U.S. envoy to Israel, Jack Lew.
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The UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) has stated that at least seven Palestinian children died due to the cold weather in the Gaza Strip since the last Sunday when the ceasefire came into effect. “Winter and displacement have taken a heavy toll. With very few homes left standing, displaced families continue to face these sub-human conditions,” the agency added.
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Israeli prisoner Emily Damari who was recently released in a prisoner exchange deal was actually a soldier in the Israeli army at the time of her capture, and Israel tries to hide this. She was serving as a soldier in the city of Hebron.
