Netanyahu dismisses that Gaza is in a famine

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has dismissed the UN's finding on Friday that the Gaza Strip is in a famine.

Netanyahu  rejected the UN-backed report as "an outright lie".

The Rome-based Integrated Food Security Phase Classification Initiative (IPC) said famine was affecting 500,000 people in the Gaza governorate, which covers about a fifth of the Palestinian territory including Gaza City.

Israel has ignored the famine in Gaza and is pressing ahead with its genocide as it plans to assault Gaza City.