U.N. Food Agency Halves West Bank Aid Because Of Severe Funding Shortages

U.N. Food Agency Halves West Bank Aid Because Of Severe Funding Shortages  HuffPost

NewsFeedThe UN World Food Programme has halved food assistance in the occupied West Bank due to severe funding shortages. The agency has also warned of further cuts in Gaza, where it supports 1.5 million people, unless it receives urgent new funding.Published On 1 Sep 2026

WFP says 76% of West Bank households have suffered significant income declines as its assistance shrinks to reach only 200,000 people

The United Nations’ food agency said Tuesday it is halving food assistance in the Israeli-occupied West Bank because of severe funding shortages and warned it may be forced to make further cuts in Gaza, where it supports 1.5 million people.

GENEVA, Sept 1 - The World Food Programme said on Tuesday that funding shortages are forcing it to cut in half its food assistance in the occupied West Bank at a time when it says escalating settler violence and Israeli military operations are driving needs higher.

UN food agency halves West Bank aid because of funding shortages, warns new cuts may be needed  AP News

World Food Programme warns it may be forced to make further cuts in Gaza, where it supports 1.5 million people

The United Nations' food agency is halving food assistance in the Israeli-occupied West Bank due to severe funding shortages

The United Nations' food agency is halving food assistance in the Israeli-occupied West Bank due to severe funding shortages