WFP cuts food aid for 500,000 Palestinians in Gaza amid funding shortages
Fewer people to receive aid
The WFP is scaling back its Gaza response because it lacks sufficient funding. The change reduces the number of people receiving monthly assistance from 1.6 million to 1.1 million.
Families who continue receiving parcels will get one each month instead of two. The agency will also provide smaller bags of flour.
Food insecurity remains widespread
An estimated 1.4 million people, representing 67 percent of Gaza’s population, face acute food insecurity at crisis level or worse. That is lower than the 1.6 million people, or 77 percent, recorded at the end of 2025. The WFP said the improvement was “modest and fragile.” It warned that funding shortages threaten to undo the progress.
Daily needs remain difficult to meet
UN estimates indicate that more than 80 percent of people are unemployed and cannot afford fresh or protein-rich food when it is available. Only one in five children has a sufficiently diverse diet.
Access to health services remains limited, while food, water, shelter and other basic necessities are difficult to obtain. The article describes the war’s effects as extending to education, healthcare and the economy.
Key points
- WFP says funding shortages will leave about 500,000 people without critical support.
- Monthly assistance will fall from 1.6 million people to 1.1 million.
- Families will receive one food parcel instead of two, alongside smaller flour bags.
- About 1.4 million people in Gaza face acute food insecurity at crisis levels or worse.