# Gaza hunger worsens as WFP announces food aid cuts

https://mins.news/en/item/106588

- Al Jazeera, 2026-10-19 16:06 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/10/19/gaza-faces-worsening-hunger-as-wfp-announces-food-aid-cuts?traffic_source=rss

> Funding shortages will force the World Food Programme to suspend food assistance for half a million Palestinians in Gaza and reduce rations for others. Gaza’s Government Media Office warned of “catastrophic consequences” and called for border crossings to reopen so urgent aid can be delivered.

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