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World Food Programme stops provision to half a million people in Gaza over lack of funding

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The World Food Programme has stopped providing food aid to over 500,000 Palestinians in Gaza due to a lack of funding, reducing the number of recipients to 1.1 million. This reduction occurs amidst ongoing Israeli attacks and widespread food insecurity, with the Gaza Health Ministry reporting at least five deaths in the past 24 hours.
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Submitted by MEE staff on Mon, 10/19/2026 - 12:08 Aid organisation describes situation in Gaza as 'brutal' despite slashing provision to Palestinians Palestinians arrive to collect a food ration box provided by the World Food Programme at a distribution centre in the village of Al-Zawayda, in the Gaza Strip, 27 October 2025 (AFP/Bashar Taleb ) Off The World Food Programme (WFP) has announced that it is ending food aid for more than 500,000 Palestinians in Gaza due to lack of funding. The news co

World Food Programme stops provision to half a million people in Gaza over lack of funding
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