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Oct 18, 2026 at 6:10 PM ET
WFP says 1.4 million in Gaza face acute food shortages
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The World Food Programme says 1.4 million people in Gaza are suffering acute food shortages and funding gaps are forcing cuts to critical aid. The WFP head described life in Gaza as “absolutely brutal,” despite a U.S.-brokered Hamas-Israel ceasefire.
WHO: The United Nations World Food Programme and its head
WHAT: The World Food Programme said 1.4 million people in Gaza face acute food shortages and funding gaps are forcing cuts to critical aid.
WHEN: Reported Oct 18, 2026 at 5:00 PM ET
WHERE: Gaza
WHY: WFP says funding gaps are forcing cutbacks in critical aid.
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