Famine Has Begun in Northern Gaza, U.S. Official Says

[Eugene]

Source: New York Times

Famine Has Begun in Northern Gaza, U.S. Official Says

Liam Stack
Thu, April 11, 2024 at 7:41 AM EDT·2 min read

JERUSALEM — Samantha Power, the director of the U.S. Agency for International Development, has said that a famine is underway in the northern Gaza Strip, which has been devastated by six months of Israeli military operations including a near-total blockade.

Power is the first senior U.S. official to say that famine has begun in Gaza, where aid agencies and global experts have warned for months that nearly all 2.2 million Palestinians would soon face extreme hunger.

Her comments came during congressional testimony Wednesday, when she was asked by Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-Texas, about news reports that staff members from her agency had sent cables to the National Security Council that said famine had begun in parts of Gaza.

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Read more: https://news.yahoo.com/famine-begun-northern-gaza-u-114136179.html

[AloeVera]

1. And still...

The promised opening of Erez crossing and Ashdod Port for aid has not materialized a week after the announcement.

Though there was another announcement from COGAT that Erez will not be opened, another crossing will be opened instead. No date was provided for the new crossing or the opening of the port.

Another announcement will be made when that decision is taken. I presume followed by another announcement that the work on the openings has begun. After that....

[Mosby]

2. Samantha Power is anti-Israel, her words and actions have made that clear.

Last edited Thu Apr 11, 2024, 01:52 PM - Edit history (3)

https://www.jns.org/jewish-group-opposes-usaid-nominee-due-to-anti-israel-record/

The Obama administration enables anti-Semitism at the United Nations

https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/right-turn/wp/2016/02/16/the-obama-administration-enables-anti-semitism-at-the-united-nations/

Ambassador Samantha Power Lied to My Face About Syria,’ by Kassem Eid

https://www.tabletmag.com/sections/israel-middle-east/articles/samantha-power-kassem-eid-syria


Whether or not one thinks I'm overstating it, she's clearly highly partisan when it comes to Israel and her analysis can't be relied on.