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WFP forced to cut Gaza aid by a third as funding runs short
The World Food Programme is being forced to drastically scale back lifesaving aid to Gaza: beneficiaries drop from about 1.6 million to 1.1 million, and hot meals from 250,000 to 150,000 a day — driven by funding shortfalls, not falling need, just as winter approaches.
Why it matters
Nearly two-thirds of Gaza's 2.1 million people depend on food assistance, and winter is approaching just as aid is being cut — not because need has fallen, but because the money has run out. UN officials warn the cuts will deepen hardship families have endured for three years.
Full report
The World Food Programme (WFP) says it is being forced to "significantly scale back" lifesaving aid to Gaza, BBC Jerusalem correspondent Yolande Knell reported on October 19. The number of people assisted falls from about 1.6 million to roughly 1.1 million — a cut of about one-third. Hot meal provision drops from 250,000 to 150,000 servings a day, and residents in hard-to-reach areas near the "yellow line" (the Israeli military control boundary) will receive food parcels every other day. WFP official Hughes said the cuts "will deepen the hardship these families have endured for three years."
The UN had previously disclosed that WFP emergency coordinator Nyiko warned the assisted caseload would fall to about 1.1 million; the Associated Press reported on October 18 on related remarks by acting WFP executive director Carl Skau about the funding crisis, corroborating the picture. The driver is donor funding shortfalls, not reduced need in Gaza. Sources: BBC News (Yolande Knell); United Nations; Associated Press.
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