Overview

• Members of Congress and officials in the Trump administration are urging McCain to resign or be removed from the World Food Programme post, according to multiple reports.
• UN data cited in the coverage show 2,307 of 2,309 aid trucks entering Gaza in August were overrun by civilians or armed actors, with roughly 33 tons ransacked since May.
• Critics accuse McCain of failing to coordinate with Israel’s military and the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation and of resisting added convoy security, allegations she has not accepted.
• McCain says too little food is reaching civilians and has called for a full cease-fire to expand access, while Israeli officials dispute her public statements about aid flows.
• Some officials are already discussing possible successors if she departs, with former U.S. ambassador Kip Tom among names floated, as scrutiny intensifies over a WFP budget that included about $4.5 billion from U.S. taxpayers last year.