Displaced West Bank Palestinians face growing hunger after UN cuts food aid

Tulkarem, occupied West Bank – Fawza Awad, a 75-year-old widow, couldn’t hold back her tears as she described the living conditions she has endured since being displaced from the Tulkarem refugee camp in January 2025 – a result of an Israeli military operation that targeted refugee camps in the northern West Bank, forcibly displacing tens of thousands of Palestinians from their homes.With little money, Fawza and her family found shelter where they could: a small, unfinished house in Tulkarem belonging to her daughter. She currently lives in a portion of the structure alongside her son, his wife, and their child.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Outposts, violence, impunity: The anatomy of Israeli settler land grabslist 2 of 3Israel preparing full lockdown of occupied West Bank after Hebron gunfightlist 3 of 3Israel frees suspects in two settler attacks as West Bank pogroms intensifyend of listThe family previously relied on limited financial and food assistance provided by the World Food Programme (WFP), but has not received aid in the past five months.The UN agency officially announced a 50 percent reduction in the number of food aid recipients in the occupied West Ban...