WFP cuts Gaza aid for 500,000 Palestinians

WFP cuts food aid to 500,000 Palestinians in Gaza due to funding shortages.

Oct 19, 2026

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WFP cuts Gaza aid for 500,000 Palestinians

WFP cuts food aid to 500,000 Palestinians in Gaza due to funding shortages.

In brief

WFP cuts food aid to 500,000 Palestinians in Gaza due to funding shortages. The UN World Food Programme reduced monthly food support for 500,000 Palestinians in Gaza amid funding shortages. Originally reported by The Straits Times.

WFP cuts food aid

The UN World Food Programme has reduced monthly food support for 500,000 Palestinians in Gaza due to funding shortages.

Aid reductions detailed

Food rations halved, cash assistance cut for 75,000 families, and daily hot meals reduced from 250,000 to 150,000.

WFP's urgent need

WFP's urgent need

WFP urgently needs $450 million over six months to maintain critical operations in Gaza and the Israeli-occupied West Bank.

The bottom line

The UN World Food Programme reduced monthly food support for 500,000 Palestinians in Gaza amid funding shortages.

Read the original on The Straits Times

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