‘There is no food shortage’: Israel denies causing aid crisis

Israel has said there is “no food shortage” in Gaza and that “significant quantities” of flour and baby food have arrived in the strip in recent days. An aid co-ordination unit at Israel’s Defence Ministry said the deliveries had been carried out to “prevent any shortages”, after a total blockade on supplies entering Gaza that lasted for 11 weeks.
It accused the UN of turning to “Hamas-driven false narratives” by saying that Gazans were on the brink of famine, after humanitarian chief Tom Fletcher warned 14,000 babies were at risk of death.