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  "id": 15570383,
  "title": "UN World Food Programme slashes Gaza assistance amid funding shortfall",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/un-world-food-programme-slashes-gaza-assistance-amid-funding-shortfall",
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  "published": "2026-10-19T06:02:37.000Z",
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  "summary": "Half a million people will lose access to food assistance in Gaza due to United Nations funding cuts, according to the World Food Programme.",
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        "outlet": "Al-Monitor",
        "title": "World Food Programme cuts aid to 500,000 Palestinians in Gaza, cites funding shortages",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/world-food-programme-cuts-aid-to-500-000-palestinians-in-gaza-cites",
        "published": "2026-10-19T07:46:29.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Dawn",
        "title": "UN agency slashes Gaza food aid over funding, warns needs persist",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/un-agency-slashes-gaza-food-aid-over-funding-warns-needs-persist",
        "published": "2026-10-19T08:25:05.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Half a million Palestinians face food aid cuts in Gaza",
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        "published": "2026-10-19T08:47:31.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "WFP cuts aid to 500,000 Palestinians in Gaza amid funding shortages",
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        "outlet": "Middle East Eye",
        "title": "WFP ending aid for half million in Gaza due to funding shortfall",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/wfp-ending-aid-for-half-million-in-gaza-due-to-funding-shortfall",
        "published": "2026-10-19T11:07:31.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "DW News",
        "title": "UN food program cuts aid to 500,000 Palestinians in Gaza",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/un-food-program-cuts-aid-to-500-000-palestinians-in-gaza",
        "published": "2026-10-19T11:41:00.000Z"
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