The World Food Programme announced earlier this week that it is reducing food assistance to Gaza by approximately one-third, a move the UN agency attributed to funding shortages that will leave about half a million people without access to critical aid [1][2]. The number of people receiving monthly food support will drop from 1.6 million to 1.1 million, according to the agency [1]. The cuts are taking effect as winter approaches and as recent improvements in food security remain fragile [3].
The announcement has generated fear across Gaza of a return to the severe hunger crisis that followed Israel’s siege and led to a famine declaration in 2025 [4]. Ola Shamali, a Palestinian mother living in a displacement camp in Gaza City, told Middle East Eye that the reduction means her family is “going to live on the edge of famine” [4]. Her 78-year-old father, Mohammed Shamali, has bladder cancer, high blood pressure and diabetes, conditions that require a stable, nutritious diet the family can barely afford [4].
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