UN food chief rebuts Israeli claims: No sign Hamas is stealing Gaza aid

The head of the UN’s World Food Programme has dismissed claims that Hamas is diverting humanitarian aid, saying she’s seen no evidence of theft.

“No, not at all,” said Cindy McCain, when asked by US network CBS whether Hamas was stealing supplies.

“Listen, these people are desperate, and they see a World Food Programme truck coming in and they run for it,” McCain explained, highlighting the dire hunger in Gaza.

“This doesn’t have anything to do with Hamas or any kind of organised crime, or anything,” she added. “It has simply to do with the fact that these people are starving to death, and so we will continue to go in.”