Liam Conner
Cindy McCain, executive director of the World Food Programme, said on Sunday that southern Gaza is “on the brink” of famine amid the war between Israel and Hamas.
“That’s why we need to stop this, so we can scale with our help and also with other help from other organizations. We can’t continue this in a way, because what almost happened in the North with the famine could happen in the South,” McCain said Sunday on “Face the Nation.”
McCain said on May 3 that northern Gaza was in “total starvation” after more than six months of war between Israel and Hamas. “There is famine, total famine,” in the north, and it is moving south,” she said then.
When Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was asked about McCain’s assessment of the famine in northern Gaza, he said, “Cindy McCain, unfortunately, is misinformed.” Israel has repeatedly denied that famine is occurring in Gaza and has disputed claims that it has used famine as a weapon in its war against Hamas.
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McCain said Sunday that now, more than a month later, more aid has been transported to northern Gaza.
“When I made that comment, my people saw it on the ground, not just evidence of it, but the real impact of it. Since then, they’ve allowed us to take more trucks up north, so we’re getting a lot more food up there,” McCain said.
But Israel has also been expanding its invasion of the southern Gaza city of Rafah, where humanitarian aid efforts previously operated mainly. The intensifying Israeli offensive in southern Gaza has disrupted the flow of food, medicine and other supplies to Palestinians facing famine.
On a interview with Time magazine this week, President Biden was asked whether he has seen evidence of Israeli war crimes in Gaza amid accusations. “The answer is uncertain and has been investigated by the Israelis themselves,” Biden said. Rejecting the idea that Israel was starving people to death as part of its war strategy, Biden also admitted: “I think they engaged in inappropriate activities.”
The Israeli attack on the Nuseirat camp in central Gaza on SaturdayThe rescue operation, which led to the rescue of four Israeli hostages, was the largest since Hamas and other militants attacked Israel on October 7.
According to the Hamas-run Gaza Health Ministry, at least 274 Palestinians were killed and hundreds of others were injured. The Israeli military said “fewer than 100” Palestinians were killed, although it was unclear how many of them were militants or civilians.
McCain said the World Food Program has halted operations on the newly repaired US-built pier after two of its warehouses were hit on Saturday and one man was injured.
“Well, right now we’re on pause because I’m concerned about the safety of our people after yesterday’s incidents,” McCain said. “We’re just pulling back for now to make sure we’re in safe conditions and on safe ground before we restart. But the rest of the country is operational. We’re doing everything we can in the north and the south.”
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