Cindy McCain, the executive director of the World Food Programme, called attention to the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, which she described as “full-blown famine,” as the war between Israel and Hamas is about to enter its eighth month.
McCain, the widow of the late Sen. John McCain, sat down with NBC’s Kristen Welker for an interview that will air on Sunday’s edition of Meet The Press to discuss the worsening conditions in Gaza, which come amid a wave of pro-Palestinian protests on college campuses throughout the United States.
“What I can explain to you is that there is famine, full-blown famine in the north, and it’s moving its way south,” McCain said. “And so what we’re asking for and what we’ve continually asked for …