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WFP Cuts Gaza Food Aid for 500,000 People

By Drooid · Oct 23, 2026, 7:58 AM UTC · How we work

Summary

WFP Cuts Gaza Aid

The United Nations World Food Programme is cutting food assistance for 500,000 people in Gaza.
Monthly beneficiaries fall from 1.6 million to 1.1 million as rations are reduced.
Families now receive one food parcel and smaller wheat-flour bags instead of two.
Hot meals from community kitchens drop from 250,000 to 150,000 per day.
WFP needs $450 million to sustain critical operations as two-thirds of Gaza face crisis-level food insecurity.

Summary

Israel Halts Trucks

Gaza government media office called World Food Programme cuts “catastrophic” and warned they could hasten famine.
Israel's military halted commercial truck shipments, including food, into Gaza over concerns about Hamas tax payments.
Israeli settler attacks in the West Bank doubled food insecurity, pushing nearly one million Palestinians to need assistance.
World Food Programme will prioritize food for the sick, mothers, children, and residents near the “yellow line”.

History

Historical Context

After Israel’s 2008-2009 Operation Cast Lead devastated Gaza—destroying up to 60 % of its farmland, 219 factories and leaving over 50,000 homeless—the UN World Food Programme began emergency feeding, reaching 500,000 people with 100,000 meals daily under a $100 million appeal that missed its $30 million target. In 2024 the WFP again cuts rations for half a million Gazans, seeking $450 million, echoing the same humanitarian shortfalls.

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WFP Cuts Gaza Aid

The United Nations World Food Programme is cutting food assistance for 500,000 people in Gaza.
Monthly beneficiaries fall from 1.6 million to 1.1 million as rations are reduced.
Families now receive one food parcel and smaller wheat-flour bags instead of two.
Hot meals from community kitchens drop from 250,000 to 150,000 per day.
WFP needs $450 million to sustain critical operations as two-thirds of Gaza face crisis-level food insecurity.

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