Overview

• Cindy McCain visited Deir el-Balah and Khan Younis and said Gaza is “at the point of breaking,” urging the urgent reactivation of the WFP’s 200 food-distribution sites.
• On August 22 the UN-backed IPC formally declared a famine in the Palestinian territories and attributed responsibility to Israel, which called the finding “invented” and asked the UN to withdraw it, warning it could urge donors to cut funding.
• The Israeli government launched a paid information campaign with roughly 300 YouTube ads and influencer visits showing stocked markets and asserting that claims of famine are a lie.
• With UN distribution suspended, only four Gaza Humanitarian Foundation food sites are operating, and Israeli military spokespeople say two additional centers will be built under GHF control.
• UN experts reported killings and disappearances at aid locations, including a child missing in Rafah, describing an “atrocious crime,” while the GHF said it found no evidence and denied involvement.