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- The United Nations World Food Programme is halving food assistance in the Israeli-occupied West Bank.
- The cut reduces beneficiaries from 400,000 to 200,000 people starting this month.
- Funding shortfalls forced a 40% cash reduction for 375,000 Gaza recipients in July.
- WFP says it urgently needs an additional $386 million over the next six months.
- The agency estimates 900,000 West Bank residents are food insecure, double since 2023.
