Israel claims over 100 aid groups lying about starvation of their staff in Gaza

Israel has responded to a statement signed by over 100 aid organisations earlier on Wednesday by describing reports of the mass starvation of NGO staff in Gaza as "the propaganda of Hamas". 

"Instead of challenging the terror organization, they embrace it as their own,” its foreign ministry claimed. 

Besides the 109 NGOs who are co-signatories to the letter, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) has repeatedly highlighted the severity of food insecurity in Gaza. 

Ross Smith, director of emergency preparedness and response at the WFP stated on Monday that a quarter of Gaza's population is facing famine-like conditions, while almost 100,000 women and children are suffering from severe acute malnutrition and requrie urgent treatment.

“People are dying from lack of humanitarian assistance every day, and we are seeing this escalate day by day,” he added.