World Food Programme cuts aid to 500,000 Palestinians in Gaza, citing funding shortages

​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.