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Northern Gaza in grip of famine as Israel blocks aid, U.N. officials say

An international entity for food security known as IPC said that famine is projected to occur by May in Northern Gaza.

World Central Kitchen founder José Andrés, second from right, helps feed people in Gaza (AN/World Central Kitchen/WCK.org)

Israel continues to deny full access to humanitarian aid workers trying to bring food and other essential items into the Gaza Strip, despite famine taking hold in Northern Gaza, according to two senior U.N. officials.

Philippe Lazzarini, commissioner-general of U.N. Palestinian refugee agency UNRWA, said on Sunday that Israel won't let him enter Gaza and is blocking the United Nations from trying to avert famine in the region.

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