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Samantha Power , head of the U.S. Agency for International Development, said during a congressional hearing Wednesday that northern Gaza is already experiencing famine, making her the first high-ranking U.S. official to make such a dire public statement on the crisis—as Biden administration officialsthe southern Gaza Strip on February 19, 2024, amid the ongoing battles between Israel and the militant group Hamas. When asked by Rep.
Power said the rate of malnutrition among children in Gaza prior to the start of the Israel-Hamas War was near zero, but has since increased to 1 in 3 children, and the rate of severe malnutrition for children under 5 has gotten “markedly worse,” rising from 16% to 30% between January and February. Power also cautioned that lack of easy movement across Gaza makes it hard to give the “scaled assessments that we would wish to do.”from around the world have warned of the risk of famine in Gaza amid continued concern about humanitarian access to the region. Multiple reports in recent days have suggested U.S.
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