‘Full-blown famine’ happening in Gaza, WFP warns, amid fresh push for truce
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‘Full-blown famine’ happening in Gaza, WFP warns, amid fresh push for truce

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CNN — Northern Gaza is experiencing a “full-blown famine” which is rapidly spreading across the strip after almost seven months of war, the World Food Programme warned, as negotiators meet in Cairo in hopes of agreeing a ceasefire in the conflict raging in the territory. “Whenever you have conflicts like this, and emotions rage high, and things happen in a war, famine happens,” the WFP’s Executive DIrector Cindy McCain told NBC’s “Meet the Press” in a clip released ahead of the interview airing on Sunday. As negotiations continued in Cairo, Hamas political bureau leader Ismail Haniyeh issued a statement Sunday saying that “the Hamas movement is still keen to reach a comprehensive, interconnected agreement that ends the aggression, guarantees withdrawal, and achieves a serious prisoner exchange deal.” Haniyeh said that the delegation carried “positive and flexible positions” aimed at stopping “the aggression against our people, which is a fundamental and logical position that lays the foundation for a more stable future.” A Hamas delegation arrived in Egypt on Saturday for discussions on a possible ceasefire and hostage deal. “Israel will not agree to Hamas’s demands, which mean surrender, and will continue the fighting until all its goals are achieved.” People in southern Gaza queue to receive a bowl of food for their families from charity organizations, on May 3, 2024.

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