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WFP Delivers Aid to 600,000 Gaza Residents This Month

8/31/2026

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The United Nations World Food Program delivered food and essential supplies to over 600,000 Gaza residents this month.
Agencies distributed food, fuel and hygiene items at the Kerem Shalom crossing to families across Gaza.
Two-thirds of Gaza’s 2.1 million residents remain in crisis or worse acute food insecurity.
Cash shortages and higher food prices since October 2023 worsen hunger.

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The United Nations World Food Program delivered food and essential supplies to over 600,000 Gaza residents this month.
Agencies distributed food, fuel and hygiene items at the Kerem Shalom crossing to families across Gaza.
Two-thirds of Gaza’s 2.1 million residents remain in crisis or worse acute food insecurity.
Cash shortages and higher food prices since October 2023 worsen hunger.