US-funded group recalls Gaza famine alert after criticism by Washington

The US envoy to Israel has disputed the number of Palestinians facing starvation cited in a monthly update

The US government-funded Famine Early Warning System Network (FEWS NET) took down its own alert for Gaza on Tuesday after a rebuke by the US ambassador to Israel. The group was launched by the US Agency for International Development in the mid-1980s to warn of unfolding food crises.

FEWS NET has been releasing updates on the...