WFP cuts aid to 500,000 Palestinians in Gaza amid funding shortages
Summary
The World Food Programme (WFP) is cutting food aid to about 500,000 people in Gaza due to a big shortage of funds. The UN agency says it urgently needs $450 million to keep helping people in the occupied Palestinian territory and is reducing the size and frequency of food packages and hot meals.Key Facts
- The WFP received less than half the usual money for its Palestine operations in 2026.
- Food aid recipients in Gaza will drop from 1.6 million to 1.1 million people.
- Food rations will go from two parcels per family to one, and flour bags will be smaller.
- Hot meals provided will decrease from 250,000 to 150,000 per day.
- People in hard-to-reach areas near Israeli military control will get hot meals every other day instead of daily.
- Over 74,245 Palestinians have died since the October 7, 2023 conflict began.
- Around 1.4 million people in Gaza face severe food shortages, which is 67% of the population.
- Funding shortfalls forced aid reductions in the West Bank, cutting assistance from 400,000 to 200,000 people.
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