McCain added, in an interview on CBS on Sunday, that approximately 500,000 people in Gaza are currently suffering from severe food insecurity, warning that they could be on the brink of famine if they are not provided with the necessary humanitarian aid.
The spokeswoman explained that the average aid flow during the ceasefire period was approximately 600 trucks per day, but that this has now dropped to only about 100 trucks.
McCain called on the international community to increase pressure on Israel to allow aid deliveries, stressing that "these people must not be allowed to die of hunger."
Israel and the United States have recently been promoting a plan to distribute aid through designated points in southern Gaza, through a newly registered nonprofit organization in Switzerland called the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation. According to Hebrew media reports, the organization was founded by US Presidential Envoy to the Middle East, Steve Witkoff.
Israeli Army Radio confirmed that this plan aims to accelerate the evacuation of Palestinians from the northern Gaza Strip to the southern part, in preparation for their displacement as part of a plan announced by US President Donald Trump. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has stated that this plan has become a goal of the war.
It is noteworthy that Israel, with full American support, has been waging a war of extermination against Gaza since October 7, 2023, leaving more than 176,000 Palestinians dead or wounded, most of them women and children, in addition to more than 11,000 missing.
