It's the Brian Larry Show on WNYC. Good morning again, everyone. Now we'll hear from leaders of two relief

organizations who have been struggling to save lives in Gaza, Doctors Without Borders and Mercy Corps.

They will describe some of what their staff is seeing and experiencing themselves, and will ask,

can President Trump's acknowledgement of the starvation make a difference to the short or long-term situation?

If you've missed this headline over the past day, here is what Israeli

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says about starvation in Gaza. There is no policy of

starvation in Gaza, and there is no starvation in Gaza. But in a rare and dramatic break, here is what

President Trump said yesterday.

We can save a lot of people.

I mean, some of those kids are, that's real starvation stuff.

I see it.

And you can't fake that.

President Trump yesterday, and just this morning, the U.N. issued an alert that said more than 20,000 children have been seen

for acute malnutrition between April and this month. The statement says, quote,

latest data indicates that famine thresholds have been reached for food consumption in most

of the Gaza Strip and for acute malnutrition in Gaza City, unquote.

The UN called for, quote, immediate action toward unimpeded, large-scale, life-saving,

humanitarian response, unquote.

That's from a UN group with a technical title, the Integrated Food Security Phase

Classification.

With us now, Katie Crosby, Senior Director of Policy

and Advocacy for the group, Mercy Corps, and in a few minutes, will also be joined by Avril

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