# Funding shortages force World Food Programme to cut aid to Gaza

https://mins.news/en/item/105782

- BBC News, 2026-10-19 06:00 UTC
- Society
- Original: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cm79plrvpl4vo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

> The World Food Programme says funding shortages will reduce the number of people it helps in Gaza by about a third, from 1.6 million to 1.1 million. Daily hot meals from community kitchens will fall from 250,000 to 150,000, while families in hard-to-reach areas will receive meals every other day. The agency says the cuts reflect a lack of funding, not lower needs or access problems.

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