World Food Programme says ending aid for half million in Gaza due to funding shortfall

The World Food Programme announced Monday that it is ending monthly assistance to 500,000 people in Gaza due to a funding shortfall. WFP country director Shaun Hughes told AFP that these reductions bring the total number of Palestinians receiving food or cash assistance from the agency down to 1.1 million people, which remains approximately half of Gaza's population.

In a separate video appeal published by UNRWA Spain, former Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola urged the world to maintain solidarity with Palestinians and requested donations for the UN refugee agency. Guardiola stated that those killed in the conflict are not statistics or collateral damage, but individuals with families and dreams. According to health authorities in the territory, the Israeli military has killed more than 74,000 Palestinians in Gaza since the Hamas-led attacks on southern Israel on October 7, 2023.

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