### [2026-10-19](/feed/2026/10/19/index.md)

##### Gaza Strip famine
# The World Food Programme cuts monthly food aid for about 500,000 people in the Gaza Strip because of funding shortages, reducing the number of recipients from 1.6 million to 1.1 million. 




### Sources:

1. [AFP via France 24](https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20261019-un-agency-slashes-gaza-food-aid-over-funding-warns-needs-persist)

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