World Food Programme to Cut Aid to Half a Million Gazans Amid Funding Shortfall

The World Food Programme (WFP) announced a significant reduction in food assistance to approximately half a million people in the Gaza Strip due to a lack of funding. This decision is expected to worsen the already catastrophic humanitarian situation as winter approaches, despite modest recent improvements in food security. The WFP stated that the cuts are not due to decreased needs or inability to deliver food, but solely to insufficient funding, and is seeking $450 million for the next six months.