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WFP Cuts Food Aid For 500,000 Palestinians In Gaza Amid Funding Crisis

WFP assessments indicate approximately 1.4 million people, or two-thirds of Gaza’s population, face crisis-level food insecurity.

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Short of funds, U.N. food agency cuts aid to 500,000 Palestinians in Gaza, 200,000 in the West Bank. Pic via(@WashTimes)

The World Food Programme (WFP) announced Monday that it would end monthly food assistance for 500,000 Palestinians in Gaza because of severe funding shortages, reducing the number of beneficiaries from 1.6 million to 1.1 million.

The agency said it received less than half its usual 2026 funding for Palestinian operations and urgently needs $450 million over six months to sustain critical work in Gaza and the West Bank.

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Alongside the cuts, the WFP halved food rations, reduced daily hot meals from 250,000 to 150,000 and scaled back cash assistance for 75,000 families. People in hard-to-reach areas will receive meals every other day instead of daily.

WFP assessments indicate approximately 1.4 million people, or two-thirds of Gaza’s population, face crisis-level food insecurity. Officials warned the reductions could reverse fragile progress as winter approaches.

The agency also cut West Bank assistance in September, reducing beneficiaries from 400,000 to 200,000 amid donor fatigue and funding constraints.

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