World Food Programme cuts assistance due to funding shortages
World · 19 October 2026
Written by AI from multiple news reports
The United Nations World Food Programme said on Tuesday it is cutting food help in the West Bank and Gaza because it does not have enough money.
In the West Bank, the WFP will serve 200,000 people from September, down from 400,000. Each person currently receives about 50 shekels a month, which is less than 20 US dollars. Food needs in the region have more than doubled since 2023.
In Gaza, the WFP already reduced cash payments by 40 percent for 375,000 people in July. It supports 1.5 million people there in total. Two-thirds of Gaza's population faces critical or emergency levels of hunger.