The dispute highlights the difficulties with data collection in Gaza that have hampered humanitarian efforts since the war began.

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Deaths from starvation will likely pass famine levels in northern Gaza as soon as next month owing to Israel's “near-total blockade” of food and other aid, the U.S.-created global food-crisis monitor said on Tuesday.

The Washington-backed findings said up to 75,000 Palestinians in northern Gaza are at risk of famine and unable to evacuate

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Lew, the U.S. ambassador to Israel, said that a humanitarian group’s report on famine conditions in northern Gaza was “outdated and inaccurate” because its population figures were incorrect.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,

WASHINGTON — Deaths from starvation will likely pass famine levels in northern Gaza as soon as next month owing to Israel’s “near-total blockade” of food and other aid, the U.S.-created global food-crisis monitor said on Tuesday.