U.S. officials say they asked for — and got — the retraction of an independent monitor's warning of imminent famine in north Gaza.

The dispute highlights the difficulties with data collection in Gaza that have hampered humanitarian efforts since the war began.

Deaths from starvation will likely pass famine levels in northern Gaza as soon as next month owing to Israel's “near-total blockade” of food and other aid, the U.S.-created global food-crisis monitor said on Tuesday.

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