U.S. Aid Experts Warn Gaza Likely Already Experiencing Famine
The officials made the comments in a government cable sent within the Biden administration on Tuesday and obtained by HuffPost.
Hasnain says:
“The USAID officials paint a bleak picture of the prospects for Palestinians trapped in Gaza amid a siege by Israel and fellow U.S. ally Egypt.
They cite outside analysts projecting that between mid-March and late May, dozens of children younger than 5 years old will die each day “due to starvation, malnutrition and disease,” and write in their concluding comment that “many of the coping strategies employed by people in Gaza will have long-term effects on the nutritional status and future livelihoods of those who survive the crisis.””
Posted on 2024-04-03T05:43:23+0000