Israel rejects UN report on risk of famine in Gaza

The authorities Israelis have denounced a recent report by the United Nations (UN) which warns of the imminent risk of famine in the Gaza Stripcalling the analysis “inaccurate” and questioning the credibility of its sources.

The report, published by the Integrated Food Safety Classification Framework (IPC) last week, alarmed the international community by revealing that approximately one in two Gazans faced a “catastrophic” food situation, especially in the north of the Strip, where famine threatens to worsen.

Israel, through the Ministry of Defense body in charge of coordinating the army’s civilian activities in the Palestinian territories (Cogat), recognized the humanitarian challenges caused by the conflict in Gaza. However, the country rejected any responsibility for food distribution in the region, arguing that the agencies of the UN They have been unable to adequately manage the amount of humanitarian aid arriving daily in Gaza.

Cogat noted that hundreds of trucks loaded with humanitarian aid are often stranded at the Kerem Shalom crossing, undergoing extensive checks by Israeli authorities before being allowed to enter. Loop.

Tensions between Israel and some UN agencies, particularly the United Nations Palestinian Refugee Agency (UNRWA), have been evident. UNRWA reported last week that Israel had permanently banned the delivery of humanitarian aid in northern Gaza, a move Israel justified as necessary for security reasons.

Additionally, Israel questioned the accuracy of the data presented in the CPI report, refuting the figure of 500 trucks per day that supposedly arrived in Gaza before the start of the war in October, arguing that in reality the average was significantly lower. He also criticized the use of figures provided by the Hamas Health Ministry, which Israel considers a terrorist organization, suggesting it may have a strategic interest in providing inaccurate information.

Finally, Israel highlighted that the report It contained numerous factual errors and omissions of important information, calling into question the reliability and objectivity of the analysis presented by the IPC.