WFP Chief warns 500,000 Gazans on brink of famine, urges scaled-up aid

ISTANBUL, May 26: UN World Food Programme (WFP) Executive Director Cindy McCain warned on Sunday that half a million people in Gaza are “extremely food insecure” and at risk of famine, urging the international community to step up efforts to deliver humanitarian aid on a large scale, Anadolu Ajansi reported.