‘The Situation is Catastrophic’: Cindy McCain Sounds the Alarm on the ‘Real Risk of Famine’ in Gaza

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The Executive Director of the UN World Food Program Cindy McCain sounded the alarm on Thursday about the unprecedented level of famine facing the people of Gaza.

“The situation is catastrophic,” McCain wrote on X/Twitter while sharing a new Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) report on the situation.

“One in four families face extreme hunger. There is a real risk of famine. The world cannot stand by and watch people starve. We need urgent action now,” McCain added in the tweet.

McCain, the widow of the late Sen. John McCain (R-AZ), crossed party lines in 2020 to endorse then-candidate Joe Biden, who later nominated McCain to serve in the diplomatic post at the UN.

Axios delved into the ICP report and noted that it concluded all of Gaza’s 2.2 million people are “facing crisis or worse levels of hunger, with the risk of famine increasing every day as Israel’s ground offensive and bombardment of the enclave continues.”

Israel has come under increased scrutiny over the ever-rising civilian death toll in Gaza from its military campaign to root out Hamas following the October 7th terror attack on the south of the country that killed some 1,200 people. Hamas continues to hold civilians taken from Israel hostage in Gaza.

“It is the highest share of people facing such levels of food insecurity that has ever been reported by the multi-partner body known as the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC), which monitors global hunger,” noted Axios.

McCain offered some good news on Wednesday, announcing the opening of a new route to bring aid into Gaza. “A breakthrough for #Gaza today: a new corridor from #Jordan is officially operational. A @WFP and @_JHCO convoy brought life-saving food through the Kerem Shalom crossing. Grateful to all who made it happen. The people of Gaza are starving. This is a vital step to help them,” she wrote.