# UN cuts food aid to 500,000 in Gaza

> UN food agency stops aid for half a million Gazans as funding dries up.
- Title: UN cuts food aid to 500,000 in Gaza · euronews | Shortify
- Summary: UN food agency stops aid for half a million Gazans as funding dries up. UN food agency cuts monthly aid to 500,000 people in Gaza due to funding shortages.
- Keywords: un food agency, gaza, food aid, funding shortfall, wfp, gaza strip, united nations, news, world, politics, cuts, food
- Source: euronews — https://euronews.com/2026/10/19/un-food-agency-to-cut-aid-to-500000-people-in-gaza-as-funding-dries-up
- Author: Simon Ormiston
- Published: 2026-10-19T13:46:51+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: un food agency, gaza, food aid, funding shortfall, wfp, gaza strip, united nations, news, world, politics
## Funding cuts
The World Food Programme will stop monthly assistance to half a million people in Gaza because of a funding shortfall.
## Affected population
1.1 million Palestinians, around half of Gaza’s population, receive food or cash each month.
## Reduced rations
Families get one food parcel instead of two and smaller wheat flour bags.
## Cash payments cut
75,000 families see monthly cash payments fall from 1,250 to 750 shekels ($400 to $240).
## Humanitarian conditions
People face daily airstrikes, displacement, and lack of permanent homes.
## Key takeaway

UN food agency cuts monthly aid to 500,000 people in Gaza due to funding shortages.