UN World Food Program announced that aid to 500 thousand Gazans will be cut due to lack of funding

WFP announced that its aid activities in Gaza will be cut due to lack of funding.

WFP, which has been delivering food and humanitarian aid to approximately 1 million 600 thousand people every month since the so-called ceasefire was announced in Gaza in October 2025, announced that the number of people it will provide aid to this month will be reduced to 1 million 100 thousand.

WFP warned that 500 thousand people who will not be able to receive aid due to lack of funding will lose access to vital aid.

Stating that hot meal distribution has been reduced from 250 thousand to 150 thousand per day, WFP announced that Palestinians living near the Yellow Line under the control of the Israeli army will be given hot meals every two days instead of every day.

The organization also reduced the number of people it aided in the occupied West Bank from 400 thousand to 200 thousand due to lack of funding.

1.4 million people in Gaza experience acute food insecurity

According to WFP, approximately 1.4 million people, accounting for 67 percent of Gaza's population, experience acute food insecurity.

Approximately 200 thousand people in Gaza live in phase 4 (Emergency) conditions, where emergency food aid is required to prevent hunger-related deaths.

While only one fifth of children have a sufficiently diverse diet, there are serious difficulties in accessing health, water, sanitation and hygiene services.

Pointing out that more than 80 percent of Gaza residents are unemployed, WFP reports that many families do not have the economic power to buy fresh vegetables, fruits and protein-rich foods, even if they are available in the market.