# WFP cuts food aid for 500,000 Palestinians in Gaza amid funding crisis

https://mins.news/en/video/106642

- Al Jazeera English, 2026-10-19 17:03 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G7PDgeGUq6o

> The UN World Food Programme says funding shortages have forced it to reduce food assistance for about 500,000 Palestinians in Gaza, heightening concern about hunger as winter approaches. It is halving rations, cutting cash assistance and serving fewer cooked meals.

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