A leading global food crisis monitor says deaths from starvation will likely pass famine levels in north Gaza as soon as next month.

Famine in Sudan has expanded to five areas and will likely spread to another five by May, the global hunger monitor reported Tuesday, while warring parties continue to disrupt humanitarian aid needed to alleviate one of the worst starvation crises in modern times.

Ambassador to Israel Jack Lew calls assessment by USAID unit 'irresponsible' for relying on 'inaccurate data' to inflate affected population; IDF kills gunmen in Gaza hospital

Jack Lew, the U.S. ambassador to Israel, said that a humanitarian group’s report on famine conditions in northern Gaza was “outdated and inaccurate” because its population figures were incorrect. The group now says it is reviewing its assessment, and will release an update next month.