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World Food Programme to end aid for half a million in Gaza due to funding shortfall

Palestinians line up to receive food donated by the World Food Programme at a displacement camp in Deir al-Balah, in the central Gaza Strip, Sunday, Oct. 18, 2026
Palestinians line up to receive food donated by the World Food Programme at a displacement camp in Deir al-Balah, in central Gaza, on October 18, 2026. © Abdel Kareem Hana, AP

The UN World Food Programme has warned that funding shortages will leave about 500,000 people in the Gaza Strip without critical food aid in a territory where two thirds of the population remains acutely food insecure. The WFP said it is reducing its monthly assistance from 1.6 million to 1.1 million people.

The UN's World Food Programme (WFP) said on Monday it would end monthly assistance to 500,000 people in Gaza due to a funding shortfall, while warning that needs remained acute.

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