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WFP Cuts Food Aid to 500,000 in Gaza Amid Funding Shortage

Original: The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) says funding shortages have forced it to cut food assistance to around 500

The United Nations World Food Programme says funding shortages have forced it to cut food assistance to around 500,000 Palestinians in Gaza. The agency is halving food rations and reducing cash assistance, raising fears of worsening hunger as winter approaches. Aid groups and commentators warn the cuts could deepen an already severe humanitarian crisis in the territory.

Why now: Fears of worsening hunger in Gaza as winter nears have drawn attention to the impact of funding shortfalls on aid operations.

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• The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) says funding shortages have forced it to cut food assistance to around 500,000 Palestinians in Gaza, raising fears of worsening hunger as winter approaches. The agency says it is halving food rations, reducing cash assistance and… · EndIsraeliApartheid · 2

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