COGAT counters IPC's food security claims, highlighting methodological flaws, reliance on Hamas-linked sources, and ignoring Israel's humanitarian efforts in Gaza. In response to the publication of the IPC food security report on Gaza, the Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT), MG Ghassan Alian, on Friday released a sharp counter-report addressing the biased accusations regarding the humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip.
The counter-report, prepared following a comprehensive review of the IPC’s claims together with professional bodies, highlights serious factual and methodological gaps, reliance on biased and self-interested sources originating from Hamas, significant inaccuracies, and changes in criteria that undermine the credibility of the report.
"COGAT firmly rejects the claim of famine in the Gaza Strip, and particularly in Gaza City," a statement read. "Previous reports and assessments by the IPC have repeatedly been proven inaccurate and do not reflect the reality on the ground. The report deliberately disregards data that was provided to its authors in a meeting held prior to its publication, and completely overlooks the efforts made in recent weeks to stabilize the humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip." (Read More)