# UN food agency cuts aid to 500,000 Palestinians in Gaza

https://mins.news/en/item/106165

- DW, 2026-10-19 11:41 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.dw.com/en/un-food-program-cuts-aid-to-500-000-palestinians-in-gaza/a-79699408?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf

> The World Food Programme says funding shortages are forcing it to reduce the number of people receiving aid in Gaza from 1.6 million to 1.1 million, leaving about 500,000 without support. It says more than two-thirds of Gaza’s population faces acute hunger.

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