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Reuters Accidentally Exposes Gaza ‘Famine’ Claims to Be a Downright Lie
Egyptian trucks carrying humanitarian aid make their way to the Gaza Strip, amid the ongoing conflict in Gaza between Israel and Hamas, at the Kerem Shalom crossing in southern Israel, May 30, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Amir Cohen
The so-called “special investigation” published by Reuters this week examining the global famine prevention system was certainly revealing — though perhaps not in the way the wire agency intended.
While claiming to expose the failures of the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) system in preventing hunger — failures that Reuters insists are through no fault of the IPC — the investigation inadvertently highlighted glaring flaws in how famines are measured, particularly in Gaza.
The article discusses several famines from around the globe, including the alleged one in Gaza, where the IPC had warned of an “imminent famine” in the northern region. That famine, of course, never materialized, with HonestReporting previously revealing how the IPC quietly walked back its claim.
According to Reuters, however, this inaccurate forecast wasn’t due to dubious data or exaggerated claims — it was, naturally, Israel’s fault.
Citing “Israeli bombing and restrictions on movement” as the obstacles to collecting data on malnutrition and non-trauma-related deaths, Reuters sidesteps key facts.
For example, Israel has facilitated the entry of nearly half a million aid trucks into Gaza since the start of the war — information Reuters conveniently omits. Also missing is any mention of Hamas’ well-documented habit of stealing and hoarding aid.
In fact, the word “Hamas” appears a grand total of twice in the 4,000-word piece, and only then in photo captions referencing the “Israel-Hamas war.”
@Reuters’ “special investigation” accidentally exposes more than it intended about the so-called famine in Gaza. Spoiler: There isn’t one. https://t.co/NmFd7oHVBd
— HonestReporting (@HonestReporting) December 4, 2024
Reuters does acknowledge that the IPC’s data collection in Gaza is flawed, as the organization cannot use its “preferred methods” for assessing malnutrition, allegedly due to Israel’s destruction of hospitals and clinics. This apparently includes the obliteration of all of Gaza’s scales and height boards — tools it says are critical for measuring famine.
The inconvenient truth about Hamas turning hospitals into command centers and weapons depots? Not mentioned.
Instead, humanitarian groups have reportedly trained health workers to measure children’s upper arms, and this is the data upon which famine claims are based.
Yet, the IPC refuses to disclose who trained the workers responsible for collecting the data behind the famine claim, or even identify the workers themselves, citing fears that they “could be targeted by Israel.”
Yes, Reuters genuinely suggests that the IDF might hunt down health workers for reporting a famine. If this sounds conspiratorial, that’s because it is.
A far likelier reason for this secrecy? Naming names might reveal a roster of “health workers” doubling as Hamas operatives.
Even more baffling, despite alleged safety concerns, the IPC didn’t collaborate with Israeli officials — something it has done with other governments in similar crises. Reuters explains this refusal by suggesting that the IPC assumed Israel didn’t want aid to reach starving Palestinians.
The reality? Half a million aid trucks have entered Gaza — even as Hamas continues to hold Israeli civilians hostage.
This is the story Reuters doesn’t want to tell. Instead, it bends over backward to explain why Gaza’s “imminent famine” remains perpetually delayed — always just around the corner, yet never quite arriving.
The author is a contributor to HonestReporting, a Jerusalem-based media watchdog with a focus on antisemitism and anti-Israel bias — where a version of this article first appeared.
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Putin Speaks to Trump, Condemns Israel’s Strikes on Iran, Kremlin Says
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian meet in Moscow, Russia, Jan. 17, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Evgenia Novozhenina
Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke to US President Donald Trump for 50 minutes on Saturday, condemning the Israeli military operation against Iran and expressing concern about the risks of escalation, the Kremlin said.
“Vladimir Putin condemned Israel’s military operation against Iran and expressed serious concern about a possible escalation of the conflict, which would have unpredictable consequences for the entire situation in the Middle East,” Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov told reporters.
Trump, for his part, described events in the Middle East as “very alarming,” according to Ushakov. But the two leaders said they do not rule out a return to the negotiating track on Iran’s nuclear program, Ushakov said.
On Ukraine, Putin told the US leader that Russia was ready to continue negotiations with the Ukrainians after June 22, according to state news agency RIA.
Trump reiterated his interest in a speedy resolution to the conflict, the Kremlin aide said.
Putin also congratulated Trump on his 79th birthday.
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Sunday’s US-Iran Nuclear Talks Cancelled, Oman Says
FILE PHOTO: Oman’s Foreign Minister Sayyid Badr bin Hamad bin Hamood Albusaidi attends a meeting with Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Moscow, Russia July 11, 2023. Photo: Natalia Kolesnikova/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
The latest round of US-Iran nuclear talks scheduled for Sunday in Muscat will not take place, Omani Foreign Minister Badr Albusaidi said on X on Saturday. Oman has been mediating the talks.
Albusaidi’s statement came a day after Israel launched a sweeping air offensive against Iran, killing commanders and scientists and bombing nuclear sites in a stated bid to stop it building an atomic weapon.
A senior official of US President Donald Trump’s administration, speaking on condition of anonymity, confirmed Sunday’s talks had been cancelled.
Washington, however, remained committed to the negotiations and hoped “the Iranians will come to the table soon,” the official said.
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Iran Says Talks with US ‘Meaningless’ After Israel Attack, But Yet to Decide on Attending
USA and Iranian flags are seen in this illustration taken, Sept. 8, 2022. Photo: REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration
Iran said the dialogue with the US over Tehran’s nuclear program is “meaningless” after Israel’s biggest-ever military strike against its longstanding enemy, but said it is yet to decide on whether to attend planned talks on Sunday.
“The other side (the US) acted in a way that makes dialogue meaningless. You cannot claim to negotiate and at the same time divide work by allowing the Zionist regime (Israel) to target Iran’s territory,” state media on Saturday quoted foreign ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei as saying.
“It is still unclear what decision we will make on Sunday in this regard,” Baghaei was quoted as saying.
He said Israel “succeeded in influencing” the diplomatic process and the Israeli attack would not have happened without Washington’s permission, accusing Washington of supporting the attack.
Iran earlier accused the US of being complicit in Israel’s attacks, but Washington denied the allegation and told Tehran at the United Nations Security Council that it would be “wise” to negotiate over its nuclear program.
The sixth round of US-Iran nuclear talks was set to be held on Sunday in Muscat, but it was unclear whether it would go ahead after the Israeli strikes.
Iran denies that its uranium enrichment program is for anything other than civilian purposes, rejecting Israeli allegations that it is secretly developing nuclear weapons.
US President Donald Trump told Reuters that he and his team had known the Israeli attacks were coming but they still saw room for an accord.
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