Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office has dismissed the United Nation's declaration of famine in Gaza and called it an "outright lie" and "modern blood libel".

A report published Friday confirms a major food crisis, with more than 500,000 Gazans already facing famine. This situation is the result of prolonged periods of blockade. The Israeli government disputes these accusations and Benjamin Netanyahu dismisses them as antisemitic prejudice.

The U.N. humanitarian office says a record 383 aid workers were killed in global hotspots in 2024, nearly half of them in Gaza during the war between Israel and Hamas.

A whistleblower claims World Food Programme and U.N. agencies rejected Israeli security assistance, blocking aid distribution to Gaza despite available supplies as U.N. dismisses accusations.

While diplomatic reactions remained limited, the recognition of famine could bolster proceedings before international courts for 'crimes against humanity' against Benjamin Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant,

During nearly two years of war, Israel has restricted or cut off the entry of aid to Gaza. People have also been killed trying to get aid at distribution sites run by the controversial U.S. and Israeli-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation.

Gaza’s Health Ministry says at least 71 people were killed in the past 24 hours across the Palestinian territory.

U.N. agencies are calling for urgent response after the world's leading authority on food crises said famine is happening in Gaza City, and could spread south to Deir al-Balah and Khan Younis by the end of next month.