Cindy McCain, the executive director of the World Food Programme, called attention to the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, which she described as “full-blown famine,” as the war between Israel and Hamas is about to enter its eighth month.
Northern Gaza is experiencing a “full-blown famine” which is rapidly spreading across the strip after almost seven months of war, the executive director of the World Food Programme has said.
The chief of the United Nations' food program has warned of a "full-blown famine" in northern Gaza and reiterated calls for a ceasefire in Israel's war against Hamas.
"Full-blown famine" is present in the northern part of Gaza and is spreading south, Cindy McCain, the executive director of the World Food Programme, said.
A top UN official has said that the north of Gaza has now tipped into “full blown famine” that is heading toward the south, as the war nears the seven month mark,
World Food Programme Director Cindy McCain sat down for an interview with NBC’s “Meet the Press” host Kristen Welker to discuss the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, saying there’s ‘full-blown famine’ in northern Gaza.
The UN has claimed since mid-March that northern Gaza is "nearing" a state of famine, though the organisation has not yet officially stated one had begun. Human Rights Watch recently reported that children were dying from starvation-related complications in Gaza,