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

World Food Programme says ending aid for half million in Gaza due to funding shortfall The World Food Programme says a lack of funding will force it to reduce food assistance for Palestinians in Gaza, including by cutting rations. "Now is not the time in the history of Palestine and Gaza to turn away from what is happening in Gaza," says WFP Country Director for Palestine Shaun Hughes. The World…

The World Food Programme has announced it will reduce food assistance to approximately half a million people in Gaza due to a funding shortage. According to Middle East Eye, this reduction may include cutting food rations.

Shaun Hughes, the World Food Programme Country Director for Palestine, stated that the current situation in Gaza and Palestine is not the time to turn away from what is happening.

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