Cindy McCain: Gaza May Be “On The Verge Of Famine”

Politico reports:

The executive director of the U.N. World Food Programme is urging that more aid be allowed into Gaza as Israel continues its renewed offensive on the territory. “Right now, we have 500,000 people inside of Gaza that are extremely food insecure, and could be on the verge of famine if we don’t help bring them back from that,” Cindy McCain told CBS’ Margaret Brennan on Sunday on “Face the Nation.”

“We need to get in, and we need to get in at scale, not just a few dribble of the trucks right now, as I said, it’s a drop in the bucket,” she said. Israel launched an 11-week block on aid to Gaza after the collapse of negotiations to extend an early 2025 ceasefire. But even though food is now coming back in, McCain told Brennan that it isn’t enough. 600 aid trucks a day entered Gaza during the ceasefire. Now, that number is at around 100 trucks a day, she said.

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