Northern Gaza Already Experiencing Famine, Biden’s Top Aid Official Says

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1. Truthout

   Top Biden Official Admits Famine Is Spreading in Gaza as US Continues Funding It ↗ (opens Truthout)

   Published Apr 10, 2024

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   The famine is “giving rise already to child deaths in the north,” the USAID chief said in a congressional hearing.

2. Forbes

   Northern Gaza Already Experiencing Famine, Biden’s Top Aid Official Says ↗ (opens Forbes)

   Published Apr 10, 2024

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   Samantha Power is the first major U.S. official to publicly state that famine is underway in Gaza.

3. New York Times

   Power cites ‘credible’ assessments that famine has begun in northern Gaza. ↗ (opens New York Times)

   Published Apr 10, 2024

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   Samantha Power, the head of the U.S. Agency for International Development, is the first U.S. official to classify the extreme hunger in parts of Gaza as a famine.

4. The Guardian

   Aid ‘still not reaching Gaza’, as top US official warns famine has started ↗ (opens The Guardian)

   Published Apr 10, 2024

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   Samantha Power becomes first US official to confirm famine, while aid workers decry continuing lack of help

5. New York Times

   Middle East Crisis: Famine Has Begun in Northern Gaza, U.S. Official Says ↗ (opens New York Times)

   Published Apr 10, 2024

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   Samantha Power, the head of the U.S. Agency for International Development, is the first American official to classify the extreme hunger in parts of Gaza as a famine.

6. Seattle Times

   Famine has begun in northern Gaza, U.S. official says ↗ (opens Seattle Times)

   Published Apr 10, 2024

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   USAID Director Samantha Power is the first senior U.S. official to say publicly that famine has begun in Gaza.