Ron Dermer, the country’s minister of strategic affairs, dismissed the notion as “nonsense” and stated that there were “bustling markets” selling fruits and vegetables in the besieged area.
It comes after the World Food Programme warned of a “full-blown famine” in parts of Gaza caused by a scarcity of food following eight months of conflict.
Cindy McCain, the UN agency’s executive director, told News last week that both children and adults were dying after being reduced to the “size of a skeleton” and that assistance trucks were having difficulty entering the region.
