Cindy McCain, who leads the United Nations’ food program, said on Thursday that the level of destruction, desperation and hunger she witnessed while visiting starving Gaza begs for Israel to allow an immediate surge of humanitarian assistance into the war-ravaged Palestinian territory.

The visit by the World Food Program’s executive director came just days after a major report by food security experts concluded that Gaza City, in the northern Gaza Strip, is experiencing the highest level of famine as a result of Israel’s destruction of the territory and its ongoing blockade of most humanitarian aid.

“Gaza is at a breaking point. Desperation is soaring – and I saw it firsthand,” McCain said in a statement . “We must urgently be able to revive our vast and trusted network of 200

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