The US govt pressured the aid groups to withdraw the claim because it disputed the number of people affected - who could not be accurately determined because so many had fled. The fundamental problem of not enough food for too many people remains.
apnews.com/article/gaza...
The US says it pushed retraction of a famine warning for north Gaza. Aid groups express concern.
U.S. officials say they asked for — and got — the retraction of an independent monitor's warning of imminent famine in north Gaza.