Ethiopia says it is expelling seven senior United Nations officials for "meddling" in its internal affairs.
The tweet from the foreign affairs ministry said the officials had 72 hours to leave the country.
The UN has raised concerns in recent weeks about a "de-facto" three month blockade of aid deliveries to the war-torn region of Tigray.
The US has condemned the expulsions and says it will sanction those who obstruct the humanitarian efforts.
Earlier this week, UN aid chief Martin Griffiths said he assumed there was now famine in Tigray and urged the Ethiopian government to "get those trucks moving".
"This is man-made, this can be remedied by the act of government," he told news agency Reuters.
Ethiopia's UN mission in New York had responded by saying "any claim on the existence of blockade is baseless"...
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