UN Cuts Gaza Food Aid for 500,000 as 1.6 Million Face Hunger

UN Cuts Gaza Food Aid for 500,000 as 1.6 Million Face Hunger

The UN World Food Program is slashing food aid in Gaza, cutting rations for more than 500,000 Palestinians as funding dries up.

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The United Nations World Food Program (WFP) is cutting food aid in Gaza, reducing rations for more than 500,000 Palestinians as funding shortages deepen a hunger crisis across the territory [266084][266112].

The agency announced that the number of people receiving help will fall by about a third, from 1.6 million to 1.1 million [265821]. Daily hot meal distribution has already been cut by 100,000 portions [266112].

More than two-thirds of Gaza's population — 67 percent — faces acute food insecurity, according to the WFP [266112][266084]. The agency has been feeding around 1.6 million people every month since last year's ceasefire announcement, and it says it is being forced to scale back its lifesaving operations as resources shrink [267481].

The reduction deepens food insecurity for thousands of families who rely on aid to survive [269114]. Living costs in Gaza have quadrupled in recent years, making daily life a struggle to afford enough food; families share homes among several households as they try to cover basic needs [264894].

The WFP attributes the cut to a lack of funding, warning that the shortfall now threatens its ability to reach the territory's most vulnerable residents [266112][267481].

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