A severe food crisis is worsening in Gaza as two-thirds of the population now face crisis levels of hunger, with 200,000 people at risk of famine this winter. The UN’s World Food Programme has been forced to cut aid, halting monthly support for over half a million individuals due to funding shortages. Despite a ceasefire agreement over a year ago, reconstruction efforts have stalled, leaving most residents dependent on aid amid a lack of economic opportunities. The situation threatens to push already desperate conditions further into catastrophe.
Two-thirds of population face crisis levels of food insecurity and 200,000 people are in danger of famineThis winter is likely to deepen hunger for Palestinians in Gaza, after sweeping aid cuts forced the UN’s World Food Programme (WFP) to end support for more than half a million people each month, the agency’s director for Palestine said.More than a year after a Trump-brokered ceasefire came into force, promised reconstruction has not begun, there are few jobs and the vast majority in Gaza still rely on aid to eat. Continue reading...
