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World Food Programme cuts Gaza aid to 1.1 million amid funding shortfall
October 19, 2026 at 07:56 AM · Updated 3h ago
5 reports · 3 in Arabic, 2 in English · over 4 hours
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لنقص التمويل.. الأغذية العالمي يقطع المساعدات عن 500 ألف فلسطيني
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TGThe Guardian
Cuts force World Food Programme to end support for half a million Palestinians in Gaza
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MAMasrawy
الأغذية العالمي يقلص مساعداته في غزة ويحرم نصف مليون شخص من الدعم
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SNSky News Arabia
برنامج الأغذية العالمي يقطع المساعدات عن نصف مليون غزاوي
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BNBBC News
World Food Programme forced to cut aid to Gaza due to funding shortages
(opens the publisher’s site)The World Food Programme has reduced monthly food assistance in Gaza from 1.6 million to 1.1 million people because of funding shortages.
- Daily hot meals from community kitchens were cut from 250,000 to 150,000, with hard-to-reach areas now receiving meals every other day.
- WFP Palestine director Shaun Hughes said the cuts stem from finances, not reduced needs or access problems.
- The agency said it urgently needs $450 million over the next six months, having received less than half its previous annual funding.
- The WFP said about 1.4 million people in Gaza, or 67% of the population, face acute food insecurity, with 200,000 one step from famine.
- The agency halved food rations and cut cash assistance to 75,000 families, warning reduced aid could reverse gains from October's improved humanitarian access.