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Shaun Hughes

1. WFP cuts Gaza food aid over funding shortfall, reaching 1.1 million instead of 1.6 million

   The UN World Food Programme said funding has fallen by more than half from 2025, forcing it to cut Gaza assistance from October: monthly recipients drop from about 1.6 million to 1.1 million, more than 500,000 people lose aid, and community kitchens' daily hot meals fall from 250,000 to 150,000. Families in hard-to-reach areas such as near the 'Yellow Line' marking the Israeli military-controlled zone now get a meal every other day. Nearly all of Gaza's 2.1 million people remain displaced and two-thirds depend on food aid; WFP Palestine director Shaun Hughes said more than £300 million is needed over six months to restore and sustain key programmes.

   Oct 20, 2026 Morning