Sudan's Agriculture Minister denies there’s a famine in the country
Sudan's agriculture minister, Abubakr al-Bushra, dismissed claims of famine in the country, questioning UN-backed data that 755,000
Egyptian, Israeli and US officials meeting in Cairo Sunday "ended" their discussions on reopening Gaza's Rafah crossing, state-linked Egyptian media said, without elaborating on the talks.
The Rafah crossing on the Egyptian border, a vital conduit for aid into the
besieged Gaza Strip where famine looms after nearly eight months of war, has
been closed since Israeli forces seized its Palestinian side in early May.
Al-Qahera News, which is linked to Egyptian intelligence, quoted a senior
official as saying that during Sunday's meeting, "the Egyptian security
delegation affirmed Israel's full responsibility for humanitarian aid not
entering the Gaza Strip."
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