June 10 (EUROPA PRESS) –
The executive director of the United Nations World Food Program (WFP), Cindy McCain, reported this Sunday that she has “paused” the delivery of aid through the temporary dock built by the United States in the Gaza Strip, citing concern about the safety of its workers.
McCain explained in an interview with the American television network CBS that yesterday two of their warehouses were bombed, so they have “taken a step back just for the moment” to ensure that their team is “in safe conditions and on the ground.” sure before restarting” operations.
The head of the WFP, who has indicated that a man was injured as a result of the attack, recalled that the organization remains “operational” in the rest of the enclave, “doing everything possible in the north and south” to “avoid” a famine, despite the difficulty of operating “there” and in the face of the “looting” they have faced.
“But in fact, it is the kind of thing that makes a ceasefire necessary. We must stop this so that we can enter on a large scale with our help and also with other help from other organizations. We cannot continue with this somehow, because what almost happened in the north with the famine could happen in the south,” he declared.
McCain has explained that since he mentioned that northern Gaza is already the scene of a “full-blown famine” crisis that is progressively descending towards the south of the enclave, statements criticized by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Israeli authorities They have allowed them to take “more” trucks to the north.
“Every day I make decisions to take food from the hungry and give it to the starving. We need a ceasefire, we need it now so we can feed ourselves and this is not happening in the south. We are right on the brink in the south of that the same thing happens,” he added.
Thus, he has pointed out that there are people who are hungry and who do not have access to food due to the danger to which they are subjected. “We can’t just go in and feed them, we have to do it on a large scale. In addition to food, they need water, medicine… famine is not just about being hungry, but also all other aspects,” he explained.
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