TRTWorld: Israeli FM Gideon Sa’ar Caught Denying Gaza Famine
May 16, 2025
“There is no famine in the Gaza Strip”
Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar lied to a journalist during a press conference at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on Wednesday, claiming that Israel was “facilitating the entrance of humanitarian aid”.
Saar’s comments come a day after United Nations relief chief Tom Fletcher delivered a scathing account of Israel’s actions in Gaza, demanding that Israel lift its aid blockade on Gaza and to “prevent genocide” in the Palestinian territory.
Gaza is at “critical risk of famine”, with 22 percent of the population facing an imminent humanitarian “catastrophe” after more than two months of an aid blockade by Israel, a food security monitor warned Monday.
Gaza’s entire population of around 2.4 million people is at risk of a food crisis “or worse” by September, the UN- and NGO-backed Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) said in a report.
“Nineteen months into the conflict, the Gaza Strip is still confronted with a critical risk of famine,” the IPC said.
It said there had been a “major deterioration” in the food security situation since its last assessment in October 2024.
“Goods indispensable for people’s survival are either depleted or expected to run out in the coming weeks. The entire population is facing high levels of acute food insecurity, with half a million people — one in five — facing starvation,” it said.
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