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World Food Programme cuts Gaza food aid, citing funding shortfall

Monthly recipients fall from 1.6 million to 1.1 million, and the agency says it needs $450 million over six months.

Updated Oct 21, 2026 · 10:23 UTC9 reports

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The World Food Programme is reducing monthly food assistance in Gaza from 1.6 million to 1.1 million people, citing funding shortages.[France 24 · BBC News]
Daily hot meals fall from 250,000 to 150,000, and families near the Yellow Line will receive meals every other day.[Al Jazeera · BBC News · Deutsche Welle]
The agency says it received less than half the funding of previous years for its Palestine operations and urgently needs $450 million over six months.[Al Jazeera · BBC News]
COGAT, the Israeli authority for the Palestinian territories, disputes the food insecurity picture and says aid deliveries exceed demand.[Deutsche Welle]

The World Food Programme is reducing monthly food assistance in Gaza from 1.6 million to 1.1 million people due to funding shortages.[Al Jazeera · France 24 · BBC News]
The number of hot meals provided daily by community kitchens is being cut from 250,000 to 150,000.[Al Jazeera · BBC News · Deutsche Welle]
Families in hard-to-reach areas near the Yellow Line will receive a hot meal every other day instead of daily.[Al Jazeera · BBC News]
The WFP says it received less than half the funding for its Palestine operations in 2026 compared with previous years.[Al Jazeera · BBC News]
The WFP says it urgently needs $450 million to maintain critical operations over the next six months.[Al Jazeera · BBC News]

COGAT claims aid deliveries exceed food demand and that there is no acute food insecurity in Gaza; this position is disputed by the WFP's account of need.[Deutsche Welle]

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