World Food Programme Halves Aid to 500,000 People in Gaza Due to Funding Shortfall, Worsening Humanitarian Crisis

The World Food Programme (WFP) announced it would end monthly food assistance to approximately half a million people in the Gaza Strip, reducing the number of beneficiaries from 1.6 million to 1.1 million due to a significant funding shortage. This cut comes as Israeli forces continue ceasefire violations and winter approaches, threatening to deepen an already severe humanitarian crisis with widespread destruction of infrastructure and essential facilities.