WFP cuts aid to ‌500,000 Palestinians in Gaza amid funding shortages

The UN agency says funding shortages threaten to reverse ‘modest and fragile’ progress on food security.Published On 19 Oct 202619 Oct 2026The ⁠World Food Programme (WFP) has announced ⁠major cuts to its Gaza response due to a funding shortage, leaving about ‌500,000 people without critical support as much of the ⁠population of the war-ravaged Palestinian territory struggles to get enough to eat.In a statement on Monday, the United Nations agency said it received less than half as much funding for its Palestine operation in 2026 as in previous years. It said it urgently needs a further $450 million to maintain critical operations in the occupied Palestinian territory over the next six months.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Funeral held for 75 Palestinians after remains recovered from Gaza ruinslist 2 of 3Critics say hold Israel to account amid surge in olive harvest attackslist 3 of 3Gaza families fear food shortages as Israel halts commercial shipmentsend of listAs a result, the WFP said it would reduce ⁠the number of people receiving monthly assistance in Gaza from 1.6 ‌million to 1.1 million. Rations will be cut from two food parcels per family to one, and bags of ...