The U.S. Agency for International Development, which funds the famine-monitoring group, asked the group for greater review of discrepancies in some of the data.

U.S. officials say they asked for — and got — the retraction of an independent monitor's warning of imminent famine in north Gaza.

Earlier this week, the Famine Early Warning System Network (FEWS NET) put out a report warning that deaths due to starvation were reaching the threshold of famine in north Gaza, as Israel has blocked nearly all humanitarian aid from entering the region for months now.

A food crises monitoring body withdrew a new report warning of famine in northern Gaza after the US government asked for its retraction.

Deaths from starvation will likely pass famine levels in northern Gaza as soon as next month owing to Israel's “near-total blockade” of food and other aid, the U.S.-created global food-crisis monitor said on Tuesday.

A report warning of imminent famine in north Gaza was retracted after the US asked for its withdrawal, raising concerns about political interference. The report criticized Israel's blockade amid its conflict with Hamas.

North Gaza has been one of the areas hardest-hit by fighting and Israel's restrictions on aid throughout its war with Hamas militants. Global famine monitors and U.N. and U.S. officials have warned repeatedly of the imminent risk of malnutrition and deaths from starvation hitting famine levels.