'Full-blown famine' in north Gaza, World Food chief warns
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Washington: 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...
Washington: 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.
"There is famine, full-blown famine in the north and it's moving its way south," Cindy McCain, executive director of the World Food Program, said in an interview excerpt published Friday.
"What we are asking for and what we've continually asked for is a ceasefire and the ability to have unfettered access to get in safe... into Gaza -- various ports, various gate crossings," McCain continued.
The World Food Program is one of the many humanitarian groups trying to get aid into Gaza.
The World Health Organization said Friday that the availability of food in the Gaza Strip has very slightly improved, though the risk of famine continues in the besieged Palestinian territory, which is home to 2.4 million people.
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