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  "id": 15578847,
  "title": "World Food Programme cuts aid to 500,000 Palestinians in Gaza, citing funding shortages",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/world-food-programme-cuts-aid-to-500-000-palestinians-in-gaza-citing",
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  "published": "2026-10-19T07:46:29.000Z",
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    "url": "https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2026/10/world-food-programme-cuts-aid-500000-palestinians-gaza-citing-funding-shortages"
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  "summary": "Oct 19 (Reuters) - The UN World Food Programme warned that funding shortages are forcing major cuts to its Gaza response, leaving about 500,000 people without monthly food aid in a territory where two thirds of the population remains acutely food insecure. The WFP said it was reducing its planned monthly assistance from 1.6 million to 1.1 million people. (Reporting by Nidal Al-MughrabiEditing by…",
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        "outlet": "BBC World",
        "title": "Funding shortages force World Food Programme to cut aid to Gaza",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/funding-shortages-force-world-food-programme-to-cut-aid-to-gaza",
        "published": "2026-10-19T06:00:18.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The National Business",
        "title": "Guardiola urges world not to forget Gaza in UNRWA appeal",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/guardiola-urges-world-not-to-forget-gaza-in-unrwa-appeal",
        "published": "2026-10-19T06:00:34.000Z"
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        "outlet": "France 24",
        "title": "World Food Programme to end aid for half a million in Gaza due to funding shortfall",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/world-food-programme-to-end-aid-for-half-a-million-in-gaza-due-to",
        "published": "2026-10-19T07:33:32.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Business Recorder",
        "title": "World Food Programme says ending aid for half million in Gaza due to funding shortfall",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/world-food-programme-says-ending-aid-for-half-million-in-gaza-due-to",
        "published": "2026-10-19T10:01:59.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Jerusalem Post",
        "title": "World Food Programme cuts aid to 500,000 Palestinians in Gaza, citing funding shortages",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/world-food-programme-cuts-aid-to-500-000-palestinians-in-gaza-citing-15592220",
        "published": "2026-10-19T10:32:32.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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