World Food Programme cuts Gaza aid to half a million people

· Health · Palestine

The World Food Programme will end monthly support for more than 500,000 Palestinians in Gaza because of a funding shortfall, cutting the number of people it helps in the territory by about a third, from 1.6 million to 1.1 million. Two-thirds of Gaza's population face crisis levels of food insecurity and 200,000 people are in danger of famine, with winter likely to deepen hunger. The cut comes after sweeping aid funding reductions, including US withdrawals from key services.

Why it matters：Aid agencies are being forced to withdraw food from a famine-threatened population, with consequences that will be measured in malnutrition and deaths.

Key points

  • The WFP will cut monthly aid to 500,000 people in Gaza
  • Recipients will fall from 1.6 million to 1.1 million
  • Two-thirds of Gaza's population faces crisis levels of food insecurity

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