WFP Chief Cindy McCain Visits Gaza, Demanding Israel Allow Surge Of Food Aid
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"Gaza is at a breaking point," the World Food Program leader said after personally seeing the destruction, desperation and starvation caused by Israel.
Cindy McCain, who leads the United Nations’ food program, said on Thursday that the level of destruction, desperation and hunger she witnessed while visiting starving Gaza begs for Israel to allow an immediate surge of humanitarian assistance into the war-ravaged Palestinian territory.
The visit by the World Food Program’s executive director came just days after a major report by food security experts concluded that Gaza City, in the northern Gaza Strip, is experiencing the highest level of famine as a result of Israel’s destruction of the territory and its ongoing blockade of most humanitarian aid.
“Gaza is at a breaking point. Desperation is soaring – and I saw it firsthand,” McCain said in a statement. “We must urgently be able to revive our vast and trusted network of 200 food distribution points across the Strip, community kitchens and bakeries. It is urgent that the right conditions are in place so we can reach the most vulnerable and save lives.”
The WFP chief said she visited Deir al-Balah in central Gaza, where she stopped by a nutrition clinic and met with displaced Palestinian mothers who spoke of the often impossible task of acquiring food for their families — sometimes even resorting to searching for scraps in order to keep their children alive.
“I met starving children receiving treatment for severe malnutrition – and I saw photos of when they were healthy. Today they are unrecognizable,” said McCain, who has regularly spoken out against the man-made starvation crisis.
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