The World Food Program (WFP) announced on Monday that it would cut monthly food assistance to approximately 500,000 Palestinians in Gaza due to funding shortages, as nearly two-thirds of the population continue to face acute food insecurity.

The agency said the number of people receiving monthly assistance would fall from 1.6 million to 1.1 million, a reduction of nearly one-third, despite continuing humanitarian needs and Israeli restrictions on supplies and recovery efforts.

WFP Acting Executive Director Carl Skau told Australia’s ABC that the cuts were driven by insufficient funding rather than declining needs or an inability to deliver food.

He cited reduced contributions from traditional donors, including the United States and European countries, alongside donor fatigue and competing international crises.

The reductions also affect those who remain eligible for assistance. Food parcels have been halved, cash support for 75,000 families has been reduced by 40%, and hot meal distributions in some hard-to-reach areas have been cut from daily to every other day.

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