Norway to quadruple aid to Palestinians this year

Norway is set to roughly quadruple the amount of aid it is giving to Palestinians this year, according to the revised budget presented on Tuesday.

The government's proposed 1 billion kroner ($92.5 million) in aid comes as international agencies warn of mounting hunger in the Gaza Strip.

"The urgent need of aid in Gaza is enormous after seven months of war," Norway's Minister of International Development, Anne Beathe Tvinnereim, said in a statement.

"The food situation in particular is critical and there is a risk of famine," she added.

She described the looming famine as "an entirely man-made crisis."