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Gaza faces a heightened risk of famine. United Nations aid officials say that a quarter of Gaza’s population is at risk of famine. The UN’s top humanitarian official blasted Israel for “deliberately and unashamedly” imposing inhumane conditions on Palestinians. The remarks from Tom Fletcher on May 13 marked the strongest condemnation by a high-ranking U.N. official of Israel’s war on Gaza since the start of the conflict. All the food needed to feed the entire population currently sits in warehouses in Israel, Egypt, and Jordan, most of which are under 40 kilometers (25 miles) from Gaza.

Israel is keeping food aid out of Gaza, saying it’s to pressure Hamas. The lives of tens of thousands of children are on the line.

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